Greece

New clashes with riot police in South Corfu over open refuse dump

taxikipali — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:11:53 +0000

In the afternoon of Thursday 20/11/08, the residents of Lefkimi in south Corfu staged yet another demo against the construction of the open refuse dump (XYTA) imposed by Athens in the vicinity of their town.

Hunger strike ends as Greek government caves

taxikipali — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:45:12 +0000

On Thursday the 20th of November more than 7,000 hunger strikers in greek prisons demanding a comprehensive 45-point program of prison reform have decided to stop their hunger strike, already on its 18th day, after the Ministry of Justice responded to their struggle and to the widening solidarity movement which in the last weeks has held several mass protest marches in the greek cities by declarin

5,000 prisoners on hunger strike across greece in demand for reforms

taxikipali — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:06:39 +0000

As of Monday the 3rd of November the totality of prison across greece are under a 3-stage campaign in demand of a 45-point reform, asking amongst other things for abolition of all juvenile prisons, greater freedoms, reduction of prison service and better conditions.

Barricades erected after renewed attack by riot police

taxikipali — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:38:37 +0000

In the early morning of Saturday 8 of November 2008, riot police forces (MAT) once again attacked immigrants queuing outside the central immigration office in Athens, Greece, in order to register their asylum papers. In the last attack of the kind two weeks ago one Pakistani man was killed on the spot, whereas two more succumbed to their wounds days later in the hospital.

The Permanent Crisis in Education: On Some Recent Struggles in Greece - TPTG

Ret Marut — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:22:11 +0000

Thousands march in Athens for asylum seeker killed by police

taxikipali — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:54:10 +0000

In the evening of the 27th of October thousands marched in the center of Athens in protest at the killing of a Pakistani asylum seeker in the hands of the police.

In the early morning of Sunday the 26th, riot police charged immigrants queuing outside the central immigration office of Athens waiting to register for asylum status.

Unpaid textile workers clash with riot police in Athens

taxikipali — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:36:02 +0000

On the 24th of October 2008, textile workers from 4 factories of the Lanaras Industry which are facing immediate close-down in northern Greece marched against the Ministry of Economics in Athens, demanding a recall of 1,200 planned layoffs, immediate payment of 4 months unpaid wages and delivery of the 35m euros to help the factories function again.

General strike in Greece with central protest march in Athens

taxikipali — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:17:43 +0000

As of the early hours of the 21st of October, Greece is in a state of a general strike to be followed by a 24h strike of all shop workers on the following day.

Occupied schools in Greece face repression

taxikipali — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:47:23 +0000

More than 300 secondary and high schools (that is 1/6 of the national total) around Greece are currently occupied by their pupils who are demanding the reversal of several articles of the conservative educational reform that caused widespead revolt by students and university staff during the academic years of 2005-2006-2007.

Residents clash with police in Greek refuse dump row

taxikipali — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:33:53 +0000

On the 15th of October the residents of Elliniko village near the city of Ioannina, North West Greece, blockaded the construction of the open-refuse dump (XYTA) to which they have been opposed for over 18 months. The response of Athens was to send 19 battallions of riot police forces (MAT), that is about 230 policemen, to open the way for the bulldozers.