We demand nothing less than the destruction of the beast that keeps the system running. The ruling democrats strike back with full force. Amid the crisis, they reveal their true face. A face full of enthusiasm, which humiliates, tortures, incarcerates or murders people; a face which smiles happily at the […]
Ilia Kareli
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According to an announcement by an initiative of the Prison Struggle Committee, the nationwide mass hunger strike against the bill on maximum security prisons has been suspended as of Tuesday, July 1st. Most of the inmates, who participated in the strike from the 23rd of June, are now gathering strength […]
On June 23rd alone, prisoners in struggle who participated in the mass mobilization against the new bill were as follows: Koridallos, Athens: 1,300 inmates Patras: 550 inmates Grevena: 400 inmates Larissa: 300 inmates Chania, Crete: 280 inmates Domokos (where the Greek State intends to establish the first maximum security prison): […]
On Sunday, April 6th, 2014 comrades from several parts of Greece joined together to protest in close proximity to Domokos prison against the new prison reform bill of the ministry of Justice, and to send strength and warmth to the prisoners held in there. At around 1pm, buses from Patras […]
On Monday, March 31st, 2014, men incarcerated in the A wing as well as women inmates of Koridallos prisons refused to return to the cells after the end of time on prison yards, staying outside for one hour (from 11am to 12pm) as a sign of mourning and rage over […]
On March 24th, 2014, prisoners across Greece announced mobilizations to protest ever-stricter detention conditions, demanding that the government’s draft law for maximum security prisons be withdrawn. According to this new bill, “dangerous” inmates sent to the type C units will not be granted prison furloughs and will have substantially restricted […]