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.
Greece riots: Interview with a libertarian syndicalist
An interview by the CNT-F with the International Secretary of the ESE (union of libertarian syndicalists), discussing the death of Alexis Grigoropoulos and the events that have followed.
Interview with Yannis, international secretary of the ESE (Eleftheriaki Sindikalistiki Enosi)
Can you describe the events surrounding the death of Alexis again?
For the last three years the Greek police's strategy in Exârcheia, a district famous for popular struglle and home to many students., young people and libertarians, has been one of provocation.
Athens workers' statements on the killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos
Radical and interesting statements from an employees association and a worker's initiative in Athens.
The workers's union of municipality of Aghios Dimitrios
On Saturday night the greek police killed a 15 year old student.
The murder was the last straw.
Greek riots eyewitness reports - 10 December 2008
Eyewitness updates on the unrest in Greece on the day of the general strike.
#8, 16:46: Updates from Athens and Patras
ATHENS: High School students joined the trade union march. They pelted riot police with stones and paint. In the suburb of Kaisariani the school students attacked the local police station.
Photos published of Greek police/fascist collaboration
Photographic evidence of collusion between members of the fascist paramilitary group Golden Dawn and Greek police has been published by a Greek blogger
The photographs, taken in Patras today and published on the greek NEA από όλο τον Κόσμο blog, show fascists armed with blunt weapons brazenly stalking the streets with the police.
Greece: Fears of murderous night after 'accidental death' report
More riots across Greece look likely tonight after it emerged that the coroner may record a verdict of accidental death over the shooting in the chest of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos – and militants fear that a reported mobilisation of fascist paramilitaries could mean more deaths.
It is yet to be officially confirmed, but a ballistics report has reportedly concluded that the fatal shot ricocheted off something before hitting Alexis. However trust in the police is low at this point, and such a conclusion will only serve to convince many that the police are closing ranks around their own, potentially sparking more anger.
Greek general strike to go ahead
The planned general strike for later today, 10 December is still scheduled to go ahead, but unions bowed to the government and called off protest marches amidst Greece's worst rioting in decades.
2.5 million workers in the GSEE and ADEDY general unions, comprising around half of Greece's total workforce are to strike today.
They are demanding an end to cuts in public spending and attacks on pay and pensions.
Greece's transport network in particular is set to grind to a halt, as many airlines have already cancelled all flights in and out of the country.
Shots ring out as Athens riots continue
It's been confirmed than police have been shooting at students in Palaio Faliro, a southern suburb of Athens, a writer in the city reports, amid claims that both police and right-wing groups have been on the attack.
As rioting continues in the streets,with hundreds of people clashing with police outside the Greek parliament and more being held off while they try to surge in from outside the area, an on-the-ground writer gives his impressions of the evening:
Greece riots 2008 photo gallery
Photographs from the riots in Greece in December 2008 following the shooting of a teenage boy by police.
Greek riots eyewitness reports - 08 December 2008
Sporadic eyewitness updates on the riots in Greece sparked by the police killing in Athens.
Monday, December 8, 2008
21:52 GMT: Heavy clashes at the Law School of Athens - a demonstrator who just came back from the school will report on the blog shortly.
Athens Polytechnic occupation publishes communique
A message from the group which has been occupying Athens Polytechnic in response to the death of a 15-year-old at the hands of police has been published on Athens Indymedia.
"On Saturday December 6, 2008, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year old comrade, was murdered in cold blood, with a bullet in the chest by a cop in the area of Exarchia.
