During the Thursday Stop Bush Demo, I spotted a black and white banner in support of the Thessaloniki 7.
This demo was like a fair, where you meet everybody. I bumped into the people who did the slideshow about the Thessaloniki 7 (it's here: 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/280501.html). I'd wondered who did it and found out that it was a small local support group with some participants from Greece.
They had fairly good news. They said that Simon and Castro are holding their grounds (after 62 / 45 days of hungerstrike!). And a politician (didn't get his/her title) starts to show interest. And the Supreme Court prosecutor ordered an investigation into Simon's claims.
Let's continue to flood the embassy with letters, phonecalls, faxes, protests - they will pass it on to the Greek government. Public opinion abroad is important to the Greek government. It won't look good if innocent protesters die in a Greek prison during the run-up to the 2004 Olympics in Athens!
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/280501.html). I'd wondered who did it and found out that it was a small local support group with some participants from Greece. They had fairly good news. They said that Simon and Castro are holding their grounds (after 62 / 45 days of hungerstrike!). And a politician (didn't get his/her title) starts to show interest. And the Supreme Court prosecutor ordered an investigation into Simon's claims.
Let's continue to flood the embassy with letters, phonecalls, faxes, protests - they will pass it on to the Greek government. Public opinion abroad is important to the Greek government. It won't look good if innocent protesters die in a Greek prison during the run-up to the 2004 Olympics in Athens!
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new flyer and action plan
21.11.2003 03:47
from the flyer:
At this critical stage, the Thessaloniki Prisoners Support Group in London have announced that if any of the hungerstrikers fall into a coma or dies, there will be an immediate demo that day at 4pm outside the Greek Tourist Board, in Conduit Street, W1 (off Regent St). Please visit www.freesimonchapman.org for latest information and to sign up for alerts. SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON - THE TRUTH IS OUR DEFENSE!
flyerer
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http://www.freesimonchapman.org/flyers/flyer11-19.html
Dont expect too many
21.11.2003 18:42
Might be good to do something the day after and/or the first Sat after too. Its a very, very important campaign and we need to organise intelligently so as to include as many of the suppporters of this.
solidarity