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THE "top story" in the int'l media since Sunday:


THE UPRISING IN GREECE


Athens is burning. Riots all over Greece.


Violence clashes between riot cops and protesters erupted today for a third day in Greece as anger over the fatal police shooting of a teenager continued to rage through major cities. Riot police fired tear gas at youths attacking a police station in the port city of Thessaloniki...
The city centre of Athens is devasted and burning, all over Greece thousands take to the streets due to the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, by police.


 
On Saturday 6th of December at around 10pm, two Greek policemen were in patrol in a central street by Exarchia square, in the center of Athens. They had a verbal argument with some young people who were there. During the argument, one of the cops pulled his gun and shot the 16-year-old Alexandros twice. The victim was moved to Evangelismos Hospital to be found dead. According to eye-witnesses, the cop had been swearing against the young man, showing his genitals, before shooting him.

 

 


In a spontaneous response, thousands of people gathered in the centers of most of Greek cities. In Athens, people gathered outside Evangelismos Hospital, in order to prevent the cops from entering the building. A little later the riot police attacked in a street in Exarchia resulting to one person being arrested. The evening in Athens evolved with a spontaneous assembly in the Polytechnic University, a lot of riots in the whole center of Athens, including attacks against police departments and banks, until the early hours of the next morning. Meanwhile, a spontaneous demonstration took place, but were confronted by the riot police with tear gas. Three more University building, the Economic, the Pantion and the Law School have been occupied until Monday morning.


 


Rallies, demonstrations, direct actions and riots took place all around the country. In Thessaloniki, a big spontaneous demonstration took place, while 2 Police Departments were attacked, several bank departments were burnt and Egnatia str., the main street, was block by burning trash bins for hours. Reports have been also posted about actions in Yannena, Iraklio, Chania, Komotini, Mitilini, Xanthi, Serres, Sparta, Alexandroupolis and Volos.



Greek leftwing parties, teachers and students called for strikes and demonstrations for today, heightening pressure on authorities over the police killing.
The Communist Party (KKE) called for a demonstration on Monday afternoon at the main (Omonia) square in central Athens and the "Syriza Coalition" of radical left parties called a separate rally for later today at Athens University.
University and school students will stage a rally in Omonia Tuesday to protest against the shooting of Alexandros. 


Greek teachers and students started a three-day protest strike and several universities and almost all schools in Athens and Thessaloniki were to stay closed for at least two days. 


According to the mainstream media, two Ministers offered their resignation, but it was not accepted by the Prime Minister. The two policemen have already been detained and accused for murder, while they insist that the bullet was shot on the air to keep the young men away, but it was reverted by a metal label towards the stomach of the victim.


Meanwhile in several countries (UK, Austria, Cyprus, Germany..) solidarity activities with the struggle in Greece were/are taking place:


Berlin, 12.8: from the late morning until the afternoon about

50 activists occupied the Greek consulate...

 


Related articles/pictures:

Greek cities tense after rioting (al-Jazeera, 12.8)

Riots in Greece after police kill teenager (Guardian, 12.8)

12.7 Riots in Greece (pics, Indy Athens)

Greece's angry youth (Photo Gallery, al-Jazeera)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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