World Social Struggles Newswire Archive

10 dec. Greek public tries to stop police brutality

10-12-2008 13:41 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Greek public tries to stop police brutality

10 Dec. Greek police brutality

10-12-2008 13:25 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Bystanders react against police violence

NEW greece updates! 12:30

10-12-2008 12:35 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

UPDATE 13:43 A friend on the phone: “I just walked down Mesogeion ave” (far from the centre) “and a small group of students, 12-13 year old, are attacking a riot police van. They are just armed with stones but they are totally going for it!”

Yes , we are optimistic. KESARIANI - ATHENS (few minutes ago)

10-12-2008 08:16 | Social Struggles | World

Yes , we are optimistic.
The youngsters are out to the streets offering fresh air to our society.
In the pictures , high school students of an Athens district – Kesariani on their way to the demonstration down town Athens today , few hours ago.

Neo fascists side by side with Police vandalising !! - GREECE , PATRA city

10-12-2008 05:48 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Police is using Neo Fascists and policemen in plane clothes , with rocks and sticks , pretending to be demonstrators , targeting either the demonstrators or vandalizing small shops and houses , trying to divert the climate and scare of the every day citizens.
The pictures are from Patra city, where Policemen in plane clothes and Neo Fascists were clashing with demonstrators AND caught vandalizing small shops in the city.

Update from Greece: Alexis' funeral, terror strategy by the government

10-12-2008 01:45 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Thousands attend the funeral of Alexis Grigoropoulos. Thousands stay in the streets, the government starts a propaganda operation to terrorize.

Tuesday reports from Greece

09-12-2008 21:44 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Third day and forth night of the revolt in Greece: Thousands on the streets, classes with the police, funeral of Alexis, police opens fire again, right-wing thugs and neo-nazis helping the cops.

Pandemic & Safety fears for superlab and a word about Bird Flu

We are London residents fighting against the proposed "Superlab" and a second lab planned for Camden. Both will test on animals. The superlab will allegedly be a level 3 lab meaning that it will hold deadly diseases such as Bird Flu. Any virus leak would be catastrophic for London, the UK and Europe as the lab will be alongside St Pancras Eurostar. There has been a mutated flu pandemic before....

The funeral of ALEXIS GRIGOROPOULOS 15years old shot by police

09-12-2008 20:03 | Social Struggles | World

the funeral

Civil Rights in the UK | Wed 10th Dec LSE 3pm + 6pm Events

09-12-2008 18:26 | SOCPA | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

3pm Seminar on the Politics of Democratic Society and Prison
6pm Eve Session in the New Theatre, E Block Houghton St

Action Proposals so far - see below - please bring your own..!

Italian Anomalous Wave rebellion: General Strike, Friday

09-12-2008 18:15 | Education | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Here are some more snapshots of the debates and actions that are continuing across Italy. Also important is the discussion that comes from the Wave re: the murder of Alexis in Athens last weekend and Greek plans for education reform. Not only this but the actions around house occupations in Rome and the idea to re-occupy the recently evicted Horus social centre.

New Oaxacan Social Centre Attacked by Cops, Fired On.

Early on Monday morning, Oaxaca's newest social centre was attacked by State and Municipal Police.

Protestors Barge into Iceland's Central Bank

09-12-2008 18:01 | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | World

Around 100 protestors broke their way into the entrance of the Central
Bank headquarters in Reykjavík, throwing eggs and splashing paint, after
the Sovereignty Day national meeting on Arnarhóll yesterday

Greek crisis: plans for nationwide anticapitalist demo Germany

09-12-2008 16:41 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

To the brave comrades fighting in Greece! To all comrades in Europe!

Greece, the crisis of capitalism. Anticapitalists forces of the left are joining to plan for a national mass protest ("Bundesweite Großdemonstration").

Greece: !BREAKING NEWS! The riot-cops attacked the funeral of Alexis !!!

09-12-2008 15:37 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

UNBELIEVABLE

Newcastle-Greece Solidarity Demo

09-12-2008 14:03 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Last night Newcastle protestors gathered outside the BBC building to show their outrage against police violence in greece, and highlight the importance of independent media coverage of international issues.

This is not the first time .. happened again and again - Athens 1985 !!

09-12-2008 12:32 | Social Struggles | World

Michalis Kaltezas 1985 murdered in Exarhia
Alexandros is not an isolated incident as Mr Paulopoulos keeps saying. Many have been shot by Police , with the most similar incident due to the young of age and the same area ( Exarhia) , that of Michel Kaltezas, when shot dead in a demonstration near Exarhia area.