Greece unrest
Articles about the wave of riots following the shooting of a 15 year old boy by police, and the issues and struggles which have led up to the events.
Bosses' propaganda met with continuing struggle across Greece
Despite escalating psychological warfare waged against the insurgency, protesters are keeping the struggle warm across Greece during the season holidays
The week following the 15 day insurrection in Greece saw the development of psychological warfare counterinsurgency techniques by state that began with the shooting of a school pupil in Peristeri (West Athens) on the 18/12.
Protesters clash with riot police over acid attack on syndicalist cleaner in Athens
K. Kouneva, a militant syndicalist of the cleaner's union in Athens was attacked with sulphuric acid and is in intensive care. The attack has led to the occupation of the Electric Railway HQs in Athens and a protest march to the hospital where she lies in coma. On Monday protesters clashed with and routed riot police guarding the company's offices in Piraeus.
On Monday 22 of December Konstantina Kouneva, militant syndicalist, general secretary of the cleaner’s union of Athens (Panattic Union of Cleaners and Domestic Personnel) and active feminist was attacked with vitriolic acid by what she and her comrades claim to be agents of her bosses.
"Nothing will ever be the same" in Greece
The Movements for the Generalisation of Revolt talk about the process of radicalisation that has gripped Greece following the killing of 15-year-old Alexis by police earlier this month
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Greek riots eyewitness reports - 20 December 2008
Accounts and reports from Greece around the world on the dawn of the second week of unrest since Alexis' killing.
04:31: 800 schools and 200 university departments occupied; international solidarity day is here
On the dawn of December 20th, a full fortnight from the day of Alexandros’ murder, the mainstream media report that around 800 high schools and 200 university departments around the country are occupied by their students.
On the unrest in Greece
Commentary on the situation in Greece published by the Anarchist Federation. It was written on the 15th of December, before the extension of the town hall occupations and the occupation of the offices of the General Confederation of Greek Workers on the 17th of December.
The unrest in Greece following the killing of 16 year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos has held the attention of the world and electrified the anarchist movement internationally. In the UK, solidarity actions and demonstrations have taken place in London, Leeds, Brighton, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Greek fire: from riot to social rebellion - Collective Reinventions
An overview and analysis of the recent Greek rebellion, which assesses what has been achieved and what can advance the movement.
In one scene, Molotov cocktails rain down in the night on a police station, their explosive flashes lighting up an otherwise dark street; in another, the national Christmas tree is torched by angry protesters. The current unrest in Greece seems to have taken place under the sign of fire, one that was ignited by the police killing of a teenager in Athens two weeks ago.
Workers in Greece occupy union offices
The historic central offices of the General Confederation of Greek Workers in Athens have been occupied by militant workers
The action forms part of a strategy to counteract the designs of the union bureaucracy to distance its membership from the current revolt, and protest its management and mediation of workers' struggles in Greece.
Greece unrest: A letter to students, December 2008
An open letter to students by workers in Athens, against the background of the social upheaval following the police shooting of a young boy.
A letter to students
Our age difference and the general estrangement make it difficult for us to discuss with you in the streets; this is why we send you this letter.
Eyewitness statement on the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos - 06 December 2008
Translation of the statement of Nikos R., which describes what happened on the night of December 6 and how the police shot his friend Alexandros Grigoropoulos.
I go to the first year of high school at Psychiko Public High School. I knew Alexandros, or Gregory (the pet name we used for him, from his last name) since 4th grade in elementary school. We used to go to the same school. Until the first year of middle school we didn't keep close company. From the first year of middle school however, until yesterday when they killed him, we were close friends.
The ghost of freedom always comes with the knife between its teeth, 2008
Statement of the Surrealist Group of Athens on the wave of riots in December, 2008.
The ghost of freedom always comes with the knife between its teeth
Shooting in the flesh is the high point of social oppression
