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“We Are All Greeks” – Protests of solidarity all around the world!

We Are All Greeks - Protests of solidarity all around the world!

Solidarity protests for Greece are organized in many European countries for this Saturday! People will protest against economic crisis and its effects on the Greek society. As noted in an online call to the international audience, the austerity measures that the ...

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TEENAGE RIOT: ATHENS – Documentary Video!

TEENAGE RIOT: ATHENS - Documentary Video!

An extremely interesting documentary from VICE network about the recent riots last month in Athens: On the eve of the biggest Greek strike since the right-wing junta was overthrown almost three decades ago, VICE travels to Athens to meet up with the people ...

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The Shock Doctrine – Documentary (A Must See…)

The Shock Doctrine - Documentary (A Must See...)

An important documentary based on Naomi Klein’s 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine. A study of disaster capitalism, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on disasters, war and terror in order to establish its dominance. Today Greek society seems ...

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17th November Celebration in Greece

17th November Celebration in Greece

Every year, on the 17th of November, Greeks but especially Greek students memorialize the students’ revolt against the colonels’ junta. Students prepare school celebrations, and a big march starts at the Athens Technical University and ends in the American Embassy, ...

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CATASTROIKA: Privatization goes public (Video – A must see…)

CATASTROIKA: Privatization goes public (Video - A must see...)

On April 26, 2012 at 20:00 let’s turn off the TV and turn to an alternative source of information. The creators of Debtocracy, a documentary viewed by millions of people around the world, present their new production, entitled CATASTROIKA. They analyze the ...

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DEBTOCRACY – a documentary produced by the audience

DEBTOCRACY - a documentary produced by the audience

“Debtocracy” is a documentary that seeks the causes of the Greek crisis and proposes solutions, hidden by the government and the dominant media. Watch it below with English subtitles: [youtube 1_yTriIJa9I] Debtocracy website: http://www.debtocracy.gr/indexen.html

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“I, too, am Greek ! Solidarity with the Greek people !”

I, too, am Greek ! Solidarity with the Greek people !

Thousands of ordinary European citizens have joined their voices to the "Movement of Nantes." demanding double nationality! People all across Europe who want to express their support to Greece during this difficult period of crisis, started the "Movement of Nantes" and ...

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7Apr/12

“Private Parades” 24-25 March 2012 (Video)

The PRIVATE-FOR-POLITICIANS Parades for the celebration of the 25th of March 2012! (25')

Student March in Memory of the Glorious Day, in 1821, when the Greek Revolution began for Emancipation from the Ottoman Empire. Nowadays, a Greek "empire" has enslaved the Greek People.

4Apr/12

The shocking suicide note…

This is the suicide note left behind by the man who ended his life at Syntagma Square this morning...

“The occupation government of Tsolakoglou* literally annihilated any possibility of my survival, which was based on a decent pension for which 35 years, I was paying (without any state aid).

I am of an age which does not give me the possibility of individual dynamic response (but of course I cannot rule out the possibility that if one Greek picked up a kalashnikov, I would not follow), I cannot find any other solution than a decent end, before I start searching the trash for food.

4Apr/12

Man commits suicide at Syntagma Square! (Videos)

Α tragic incident occurred a few minutes before 9 this morning, at Syntagma Square...

A man, 77 years, ended his life with a bullet in the head!  The elderly man came down the stairs leading to the square and headed to the exit of the Metro station where and pulled the trigger!

Policemen and an ambulance rushed to the point but the man was already dead. The ambulance removed the corpse, which was transferred to the hospital of "Eyaggelismos" and from there to Athens Mortuary.

12Feb/12

LIVE video from Syntagma Square!

Live video from the center of Athens through STOPCARTEL TV-GR!

 

12Feb/12

Greeks on the streets against the new austerity measures!

Greek people will gather this afternoon outside parliament to protest against the new austerity measures and misery under the new loan agreement!

GSEE and ADEDY unionists are planning to gather at 5 pm at the Syntagma Square, while PAME will be at Omonia Square, at the same time.

In today's demonstration Greeks from all around the country will be gathered in Athens. Around 150 members of the Labour Center of Volos have already departed from their city with three buses, while many other groups from other cities will act the same...

Large demonstrations are also planned in many other Greek cities!

16Jan/12

Indignant Greeks returned! Violent suppression of the demonstration by the police! (Video)

Indignant Greeks returned to Syntagma square after 6 months in order to protest against the government and the economic measures!

The crowd (almost 2000 people) was gathered outside the parliament shouting slogans against the government's policy, when the riot police started pushing the protesters away from Amalias Avenue between Syntagma Square and the Parliament in order to give it free to road!

The return of the Indignant people  in Syntagma was the start of a new series of demonstrations.

6Dec/11

Molotov and Tear Gas in the centre of Athens!

The center of Athens reminds a battlefield since riots occurred during the anti-authoritarian march for the anniversary of three years from the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos.

The march arrived at the Parliament at 19.30 where some protesters with hoods began to throw Molotov cocktails to the police at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In addition, some people with hoodies caused damages in the marble hotel lobbies in Syntagma Square.

The police responded with chemical gas.

The media i Greece reported that 14 policemen were injured and there were 9 arrests and 6 detentions.

1Dec/11

Large demonstrations in Athens and other Greek cities – Live Video

The protest march of GSEE and ADEDY is at Syntagma  square by this time with more that 5000 people involved. Earlier the protest march of PAME, leaded by the leader of the communist party Aleka Papariga  has been completed with more than 15000 people involved.

The main streets of the capital are closed. The Police has also closed the Metro stations Syntagma and Panepistimio  for security reasons.

Thousands of protesters in Thessaloniki and other major cities of Greece.

In the meanwhile the Parliament is about to vote for the Budget 2012 which will include new income decreases for the employees and pensioners....

Live video from Syntagma:

19Oct/11

Massive protests and riots in Greece!

Extensive episodes in Athens. "Syntagma" Square became a battleground when police fired with chemicals, to reply to Molotov cocktails and stone throwing. Injured were taken to hospitals.