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 construction work.
Exarcheia: A year of occupation and the struggle for public space
Tag: Greece
Rouvikonas bring the heat to those responsible for another climate death
Those responsible have names and addresses; we do not expect any investigation; we do not trust the civil justice system.
Rouvikonas volunteers battle Greek fires
As with the fires that started yesterday in Kouvaras and Dervenochoria, in Loutraki, we are witnessing the magical Greek phenomenon.
Foul play as hundreds dead after Greek shipwreck
Up to 500 people may have died and more than 100 people rescued after a large vessel capsized in Greek waters.
Deadly train collision in Greece reveals the dysfunctionality of state and capitalism
On 28th of February 2023, a head-on collision occurred between two trains in the Thessaly region of Greece, killing at least 57 people, making it the deadliest rail disaster in Greek history.
Evros Border Wall — with or without EU funding
140km.
Is saving lives a crime? The trial of human rights defenders begins in Greece
Searching and rescuing refugees in distress — is this a crime?
Happy Christmas and welcome to the streets
As 2022 draws to a close so does the ESTIA programme in Greece.
15 people pushed back to Turkey
On the 15th of December, Alarm Phone received a call from 15 people stranded on Lipsi, a small island between Leros and Samos.
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 inclusive movement throughout the city.
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Nantes: 4,000 on the streets for Bloquons Tout
French police directed the demonstration with flash grenades and tear gas ~ from Contre Attaque ~ Saturday, 13 September, a rainy day in Nantes.
Facing down the flagshaggers
To resist normalisation, we need enduring groundwork with attacked communities—and spaces for open strategising ~ Blade Runner ~ On Saturday 13 September, between 110,000 and 150,000 turned out in response to Tommy Robinson’s call, a mobilisation framed as a defence of “free speech” but saturated with white nationalist, Islamophobic and anti-migrant rhetoric.
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, at around 7.30 in the morning, an advance bloc of about 150 protesters, their faces covered, suddenly appeared by London City Hall in east London, near to where Britain’s largest arms fair,
Anarchist prisoner released from Belarus
The regime deported 52 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Anarchist Nikolai (Mikola) Dziadok was among 52 political prisoners released and deported from Belarus to Lithuania on 11 September, following negotiations between dictator Alexander Lukashenko and US envoy John Colae.
