Greece
Fascist anti-immigration stunt thwarted by anarchist counter-demo in Athens
The fascist anti-immigration demo called for Saturday noon at Propylea in Athens was thwarted by a massive counter-demo of anarchists and antifascists.
The racist demo against immigration had been called by the Secret Services controlled pro-junta weekly paper Stohos, various ultra-Orthodox christian groups as well as a melange of other fascist groups and parties.
Strikes greet austerity measures in Greece
Less than 24h after the announcement of the hardest austerity measures in the history of the greek republic, strikes have erupted in the public sector.
Tax-collectors and customs officers have been the first public sector branches to spontaneously react to the government's austerity measures. The two public sector branches have gone on a 48h preemptive strike, halting all tax-office transactions and controls as well as freezing import-export activities.
"No margin for blockades or strikes" announces the Greek PM before tide of labour action
A week before the start of a tide of labour action, the Greek Socialist PM Papandreou the Third has announced him government sees "no margin for blockades and strikes".
The Greek PM and leader of the Socialist Party (PASOK) and the Socialist International, George Papandreou has once again revealed the real face of his government by announcing that there are no "margins for blockades and strikes".
Letter by Vassilis Palaeokostas, Greece's fugitive social bandit
Vassilis Palaeokostas, Greece's legendary social bandit and helicopter jailbreaker, offers a penetrating critique of power and servitude from the deep underground.
On Sunday 31/1/10 Eleftherotypia, the liberal left greek daily, published the first ever letter to come from the hand of Vassilis Palaeokostas, greece's legendary social bandit whose double jailbreak from Koridalos prison with a helicopter has made him a symbol of freedom.
Let the occupations become time-barricades - Blaumachen
Leaflet distributed in Athens and Thessaloniki during the 2006 student movement, criticizing the various leftist groups and introducing the 'social wage [minimum income]' demand.
This text addresses to people who have to sell their time in order to survive or they are forced to give their time for free with the promise of a future life
On the Greek Government's new Immigration Bill
This is a text by Clandestina network on the pitfalls of the hotly debated citizenship and election rights immigration bill introduced by the Greek government.
The proposed legislation to grant citizenship to some second generation immigrants puts partially an end to their chronic status of being hostages in the country where they were born and have lived so far their lives . However, this bill, which is ostensibly introduced to correct at least partially an injustice, does hold many pitfalls:
Farmers stage "rehearsal of total blockade" in Greece
Farmers have decided to block the "dialogue on farming" inaugurated at the Presidential Mansion in Athens by the government, and intensify their struggle.
The government was hoping that at the last minute the farmers would desert their blockades and seek refuge from the snow to the warm hug of the Presidential Mansion (Zappeio) in Athens where the Ministry of Agriculture has set up a "circus of dialogue" (in the words of the farmers).
Antiracist demo attacked by fascists in Athens
A local antiracist demo in Ampelokipoi, Athens, came under attack by fascist thugs, leading to the hospitalisation of one woman. More than 40 fascists have been detained. The attack marks a climax of fascist violence which has also led to the torching of Chania's Synagogue.
On Saturday 23 January an anti-racist demo of the Cultural Centre of Ambelokipoi in Athens was fiercely attacked by a fascist group of so-called “autonomous nationalists”. The demo was organised as a response to continuing disturbance of the functioning of the 50 year old Centre by fascist thugs who tried to burn it down last week.
Alexandros Grigoropoulos Murder Trial Opens
The trial over the assassination of Alexandros Grigoropoulos opened today in Amfissa, with the defense of the assassin cops trying to turn the trial on its head.
After a two days delay the trial of the assassins of Alexandros Grigoropoulos opened today in the remote town of Amfissa.
Farmers' offensive brings Greece to standstill
After refusal of their demands by the government, the climax of the farmers mobilisation across the country has brought Greece to a standstill. The farmers seem not to fear the legal measures that the judicial authorities are threatening against their action.
Mid-winter farming crises are a common phenomenon in Greece. It is the time for the usually tough-going collective bargain between farmers and the Ministry of Agriculture. In a country that the greatest percentage of farmland is in the lands of small-holders divided by both local special needs and political conviction, this is a typically long and contradictory procedure.
