Life of a Greek anarchist Thodoris Iliopoulos is in danger!
On hunger strike for more than 40 days!

Thodoris Iliopoulos is on a hunger strike for more than 40 days now and his state is critical!
He is one of the last people held in prison after December revolt in Greece and he is remanded without any evidence.


Immediate action is necessary! The least you can do is to write a protest letter/email/fax to Greek embassy and consulates in UK.

Background, more info about his case:

 http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/tag/thodoros-iliopoulos/


Appeal from Solidarity Initiative:

UNCONDITIONAL IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HUNGER STRIKER THODORIS ILIOPOULOS


“Those who lived the December events, those who experienced the mechanisms’ violence, those lived the hardness of the cell, with or without sentence, those who know that the only way to freedom is through resistance, those who react against the court injustice and its horror, they are the ones who understand me and will support me.”


Thodoris Iliopoulos is one of the thousands of people who went out to the streets in December struggling for a world of freedom and social justice. From 22 December he is detained without trial in Korydalos prison based on fabricated charges, which he denies. All his applications for release have been rejected with the etiology that he is “dangerous for democracy”.

Opposite the revengeful mania of the state mechanisms against every struggling human, Thodoris Iliopoulos resists from 10 July with a hunger strike demanding nothing less that his freedom. Today he wents through his 43rd day of hunger strike, having lost 20% of his weight and with his life being hanged from a thin thread while yesterday he was transferred to Attican hospital and back to prison even though the medics had recommended against [his transfer back to prison].

In the last months the state and the bosses are trying to take the revans from society for the eruption of December. Between an orgy of scandals, corruption and [stealing?] of public wealth, freedoms are repressed, rights are abolished, the free-for-all exploitation of workers and the [forced exodus] of migrants are [becoming usual] and social inequalities are widening. Those who choose the way of dignity and resistance, are labelled “dangerous for democracy”. In the face of Thodoris all of us are punished. We shall get them immediately from their hands. Immediate and unconditional release of fighter hunger striker Thodoris Iliopoulos.

On Monday 24 August and time 8pm at Propylea we call [for participation to] the [music] concert organized by the Initiative of Solidarity to Thodoris Iliopoulos.

ANTIAUTHORITARIAN MOVEMENT OF ATHENS


[independent translation from Greek:  http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1070100



some additional info for English readers, added by the translator:


More info about Thodoris:

international callout in more than a dozen languages:  http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&article_id=1068604

―Who is Thodoris Iliopoulos?
―Thodoris Iliopoulos is a 31-year old defender of freedom who after his arrest in December 2008 is illegally detained in Koridalos Prison in Athens with fabricated molotov-throwing charges by cops, whereas all other witnesses confirm that he is totally innocent. He went on hunger strike on 10 July 2009 and he is supported by the whole Greek society and many other people around the world. The Solidarity Initiative for Thodoris Iliopoulos has released a call-out for international solidarity and a solidarity concert is arranged for Monday 24 August 2009 at 20:00 in Athens.

―Where can I get regular updates in English on Thodoris Iliopoulos?
―Watch these sites:

* most regular updates at the English edition of Athens Indymedia:  http://athens.indymedia.org/?lang=en
* also regular updates on this blog:  http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/
* some postings also on Anarkismo:  http://www.anarkismo.net/
* also some postings on @NEWS:  http://www.anarchistnews.org/

―How can I help?
―You can:

* Translate the international call for action in your language:  http://www.indymedia.org/en/2009/08/928206.shtml
* Organize actions in you locality.
* Spread the news and inform people.


Some addresses of Greek embassies and consulates in UK:


Consulate General of Greece in London, England (UK)
1a Holland Park
London, W11 3TP
City: London
Phone: (004420) 72293850
Fax: (004420) 72297221
Web Site:  http://www.greekembassy.org.uk
Email:  political@greekembassy.org.uk
Email:  consulategeneral@greekembassy.org.uk



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Belfast
Hurst House, 15-19 Corporation Square, Belfast BT1 3AJ, Northern Ireland
City: Belfast
Phone: (02890) 242242
Fax: (02890) 235776
Email:  info@mfewings.com



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Birmingham
229 Hagley Road , Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9RP, United Kingdom
City: Birmingham
Phone: (0044121) 4543369
Fax: (0044121) 4562722
Email:  hagleycourt@aol.com



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Edinburgh
12 Queens Crescent EH9 2 AZ, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
City: Edinburgh
Phone: (0044131) 6205496
Email:  melpo@blueyonder.co.uk



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Gibraltar
Imossi House, Ste 1C, 1/5 Irish Town, P.O. Box 167, Gibraltar
City: Gibraltar
Phone: (00350) 73500
Fax: (00350) 73550
Email:  james@imossi.gib.gi



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Glasgow
1 Kirklee Quadrant, Glasgow G12 OTR, United Kingdom
City: Glasgow
Phone: (0044141) 3340360
Fax: (0044141) 3340360



Honorary Consulate in Leeds


8 Street Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2ET, United Kingdom
City: Leeds
Phone: (0044113) 2262672
Fax: (0044113) 2262672



Honorary Consulate of Greece in Southampton
64 Wilton Gardens, Southampton SO15 7QR, United Kingdom
City: Southampton
Phone: (00442380) 788060
Fax: (0044870) 7424752
Email:  Greek-Consulate@nt1world.com