Maoist assault on Athens anarchists exposed a hierarchical political culture shaped by patriarchal command habits ~ Blade Runner ~ Thousands took …
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Tag: Exarcheia
Athens: Police tear-gas schoolchildren, blame anarchist parents
Wide coalition of teachers’ and parents’ groups organised protest over school conditions ~ Kit Dimou ~ Six children required medical ca…
Three squat evictions in a week as Greek state ramps up attack on anarchist movement
The series of raids, have been labelled a desperate response as State forces struggle to contain public anger over percieved corruption and incompe…
Athens: La Zone, a new libertarian space in Exarcheia
“Steeped in history and struggles, this neighbourhood belongs to its inhabitants and occupants”, say founders Eva and Nicolas ~ Patrick…
Exarcheia: A year of occupation and the struggle for public space
While the permanent police presence in the heart of Exarcheia is worrying in some ways, it is less dangerous than the future heralded by the constr…
Exarcheia, the subway station, and public space
First of all it is important to underline that public transport (tram, subway, bus) is immensely important as it allows for ecological and inclusiv…
Greece: Riot police ambush in Exarcheia goes after its migrant presence
The attack follows a recent attempted re-occupation of the zone’s evicted Dervenia 56 centre (pictured) by anarchist militants and a brutal a…
They Work Here: The Psychological Violence of Arbitrary Detention
CW: police brutality, abuse, sexual abuse, torture The failure of authority in Europe extends across nationalism and borders, it is explicit in our…
Why is the Greek state attacking Exarcheia?
The Greek state’s long anticipated attack on the rebellious district of Exarcheia began with the eviction of four occupied spaces and a provocati…
Greece: Police attack Exarcheia Square and K*VOX social centre
The Greek riot police has attacked Athens’ Exarcheia Square and K*VOX social centre late last night.
Solidarity with Exarcheia!: a statement by Anarchist Federation
On Sunday the 26th of August, the Greek police launched a large operation in Exarcheia, the famous rebel district in the centre of Athens.
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