Once again thousands marched down central streets of Athens, mainly protesting against the hard prosperity measures. The general strike of October 5th was called by the two sold-out unions (the GSEE private sector and ADEDY public sector confederations), but students also participated in the demo. As in previous general strikes, […]
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Read about the occupation of the studio of state TV channel NET by students on Occupied London The following video was made by the students themselves. It includes their announcement on education issues, the new higher education reform bill, the general economic situation, layoffs and job precariousness. They also recorded […]
Since the bureaucrats of the Ministry for Health and Social Solidarity (!) worked so hard on a new bill in late August — while many people were on vacation — they managed to announce their well-considered decision to reduce by 50% the 2011 budgeted amount that was intended for mental […]
In Villa Francia, Santiago, in the early hours of September 11th one person was shot dead. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Cristopher Ramos Contreras. The shooting took place amid unrest over the night which was fraught with gunfire, while there were barricades and clashes with the forces of […]
Constant updates: Later on, from night to Sunday, September 11th, heavy criticism was expressed regarding the students unions’ attitude during Saturday’s demonstration in Thessaloniki. It must be said that, up till now, 310 academic faculties are under students’ occupation across Greece; therefore, a lot of people speak generally of the […]
On Tuesday, August 30th, the bastard cop Miguel Millacura Carcamo who shot the 16-year-old Manuel Gutiérrez Reinoso was indicted, accused of ‘homicide’. He is currently held in pre-trial detention in the barrack of Pudahuel community, a special detention centre for the protection of ex police officers. Soon it will be […]
Disregarding the Law Short documentary about repression against anarchists in Belarus (2010-2011). Anarchy. Direct action. Impartial part 1 / part 2 A documentary by ABC Belarus which covers the repression against the anarchist movement in Belarus from September 2010 to February 2011, and includes comments from anarchists, Russian and Belarusian […]
On June 24th, 2011, the Peruanian police killed at least six protesters and injured more than 30 people during a demonstration against the Ramis River’s contamination from the region’s mines in Juliaca, southern Peru. At about 11 am, residents blockaded the road leading to the city’s airport and tried to […]
At approximately 4.15 a.m. on Saturday, 30.7, heavy riot police forces entered Syntagma square, destroying and removing the tents that where set up there. At least eight people were arrested. This follows the order by attorney general Eleni Raikou for the tents at Syntagma and the “promise” of mayor Kaminis […]
This morning (July 29th) Patission 61 & Skaramaga squat in Athens was evicted by heavy police forces, following the legal action by the building’s owners. One person who entered the building to be present at the eviction proceedings has been detained. Another seventy people who tried to approach the building […]
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011: The people who participate in the nationwide movement ‘Den Plirono’ (I won’t pay!) have escalated their struggle for free public social commodities, and carried out one more up-to-date action: They liberated the beach Avlaki in Porto Rafti for over three hours. The perimeter fencing of the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgqHAcR5vow&feature=player_embedded The widespread tactic of police units to throw stones and marbles at protesters was ordered from above, as this video shows. About 15” into the video, the head of the unit (heads of police squads hold no shield) directs his men to pick up stones and marbles and hurdle […]