On this day, in 2008, Alexis Grigoropoulos was murdered by cops in Athens, Greece. Alexis was 15 years old. Today we will publish a live blog about todays actions against statet terrorism. We will report live from several demonstrations and actions around the globe, including Athens. We publish this Live-Blog as part of our 10 years after police murder on Alexis series.
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In Greece there will be actions and demonstrations during the day. The two main marches today start from the University of Athens (on Panepestimou) 06:00pm (18:00) local time (05:00pm CET). The first offical demo in Athens today is a student/youth demo and will start at 12:00pm local time (11:00am CET).
11:00am Welcome to our live blog. If you want to contribute to our live blog; You can send your pictures, videos, reports and analysis to info@enoughisenough14.org. Click at the refresh button of your browser to get the latest information. You will find the updates at the bottom of the page.
11:10am Athens: Cops are waiting for things to come around the university.
The nervous gossip is that “many busses full of foreign anarchists have arrived for the 10 year anniversary.” Is there a bridge from Italy I don’t know about?
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
11:37am In about 20 minutes the student/youth demo to commemorate Alexis will start in Athens.
11:48am Athens: Cops have send a helicopter in the air. It’s flying above the Exarchia district.
12:03pm Athens: People start to gather for the student/youth demo. Image by @M000X
12:22pm Athens: Student/youth demo to commemorate Alexis starts to form the demonstration. Image by @makonstant
12:43pm Athens: Student/Youth demo to commemorate Alexis did not start marching yet.
13:12 Thessaloniki: Opening gathering of student/couth demo also started in the second biggest city on the Greek territory. Images by @chris_avramidis
13:22 Athens: Students/youth demo to commemorate Alexis is standing still after first clashes. Image by @M000X
13:22 Athens: First violent arrest (as far as we know) in Athens. Images by @dromografos
13:31 Athens: Clashes broke out at the student/youth demo.
Happening now: Students clash with police forces in downtown #Athens. #AlexisGrigoropoulos #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/tI2PzPCtHq
— th1an1 (@th1an1) 6. Dezember 2018
13:47 FACEBOOK livestream from Athens by Zougla TV. No Facebook? You can also watch this livestream at https://www.zougla.gr/live
MAT in regular positions in Exarcheia not as heavy as N17 #antireport #d6gr
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
Riot police flank the front of the student demonstration for #AlexisGrigoropoulos in Athens, Greece #6dgr pic.twitter.com/Vo2YLpAI8J
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) 6. Dezember 2018
14:16 Another arrest in Athens during students/youth march to commemorate Alexandros Grigoropoulos. Cops hinder journo’s who want to document the scene.. Watch the video in the tweet below:
Μετά το πρώτο ξύλο ακολουθεί και δεύτερο…και η προσπάθεια των ΜΑΤάδων να μας εμποδίσουν να το τραβήξουμε pic.twitter.com/sHGf3ByiIU
— Δρομογράφος (@dromografos) 6. Dezember 2018
Riot cops attacked with molotovs in the city of #Thessaloniki. #AlexisGrigoropoulos #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/13V1tjJNIM
— th1an1 (@th1an1) 6. Dezember 2018
After march dispersed, groups attended vigil site on tzavella street to pay respect and remember #AlexisGrigoropoulos. Somber mood in the chilly rain. #6dgr pic.twitter.com/UKetIQTpug
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) 6. Dezember 2018
14:46 Clashes in Thessaloniki during student/youth march to commemorate Alexis. Images from a bit earlier today by @EFSYNTAKTON
15:10 Athens: People started building first barricades in the Exarchia district. Info by @antikapitalist2
16:00 Video from clashes in Thessaloniki a bit earlier today.
Happy new fear #antireport pic.twitter.com/YrPtvXMECW
— nikos christofakis (@ChristofakisN) 6. Dezember 2018
16:21 The next demos in Athens and Thessaloniki will start at 18:00
16:31 Athens: Earlier today there was an intervention at the Agricultural University of Athens for the 6th of December (Image below):
“10 years since the murder of Alexis
The cops still murder
The rebellion will not be late”
17:03 Athens: In the Exarchia district people are preparing… Image by @antikapitalist2
17:37 A few images from clashes in downtown Athens earlier today. Images by @radiofragmata. In 23 minutes the opening gathering of the major evening demonstrations in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities will start.
17:48 Athens: First barricades in the Exarchia district are burning. Cops watching one of the burning barricades at the corner… Images by @antikapitalist2
#Exarchia 17:56 #AlexisGrigoropoulos #Alexis #6Dgr #antireport #Athens pic.twitter.com/zezISRElqA
— AntiCapitalista (@antikapitalist2) 6. Dezember 2018
18:21 Night demo to commemorate Alexis started marching in Thessaloniki (Watch the video in the Tweet below):
Το μπλοκ των φοιτητικών συλλόγων στη σημερινή διαδήλωση.#Γρηγοροπουλος #skg pic.twitter.com/GCTMjKOT5J
— Chris Avramidis (@chris_avramidis) 6. Dezember 2018
18:32 Athens: Thousands are already at the opening gahtering for the night demo to commemorate Alexis. Image by @pyrofanis
18:43 Livestream from Athens by Zougla TV: https://www.zougla.gr/live
18:45 Athens Night demo to commemorate Alexis started marching. Watch the video in the Tweet below.
Demo startet mit mehreren tausend Menschen#AlexisGrigoropoulos #6Dgr #Athen #Exarchia pic.twitter.com/zPDgUCYEhJ
— Moritz Siman (@M000X) 6. Dezember 2018
18:52 Athens: Another video of the night demo to commorate Alexis in the tweet below.
Η πορεία ξεκίνησε από τα Προπύλαια, φτάνει Ομόνοια και μέσω Σταδίου θα κινηθεί προς τη Βουλή #Γρηγορόπουλος #December6 pic.twitter.com/5DnpxVfpmN
— NEWS 24/7 (@News247gr) 6. Dezember 2018
Confrontations, fireworks, molotovs, and tear gas in the center of #Thessaloniki.#AlexisGrigoropoulos #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/Fj0kdLoK73
— th1an1 (@th1an1) 6. Dezember 2018
Massive amount of people heading toward exarcheia #antireport #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/QCrnfsmYYo
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
19:38 Burning barricades in Thessaloniki. Image by @chris_avramidis
19:59 Athens: Cops are slowly starting to act against burning barricades in the Exarchia district. Image by @M000X
20:11 Athens: Video from about half an hour ago. Clashes around Exarchia.
20:12 Athens: Streets of Exarcheia now heavily barricaded. Images by @Reebs1989
Barricades all the way and past Eresou battles north and south from two streets. #antireport #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/YEbAkjDHJe
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
20:27 Thessaloniki: Underground (Metro) construction site burned down. Heavy clashes in Thessaloniki. Video from a bit earlier tonight.
Clashes inside of #Exarchia.#6Dgr #AlexisGrigoropoulos #Athen pic.twitter.com/tkNY7aIRE0
— Moritz Siman (@M000X) 6. Dezember 2018
20:32 Athens: Water canon in Exarchia district now. Image by @M000X
Scenes from #Exarchia of #Athens a few minutes ago. #AlexisGrigoropoulos #6Dgr pic.twitter.com/wFsVdBGBsu
— th1an1 (@th1an1) 6. Dezember 2018
20:57 Athens, Exarchia: FACEBOOK livestream from Athens by Zougla TV. No Facebook? You can also watch this livestream at https://www.zougla.gr/live
21:01 Athens: Scenes from Exarchia… Images by @rozahfourioza
21:16 Images from tonight’s clashes in Thessaloniki, where an underground (Metro) construction was burned down. Images by @rozahfourioza
Cops cracking doors of apartments in Themestokelus #Antireport #6dgr
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
Many wounded in Exarcheia at the moment, hundreds maybe more all around still fighting. Impossible to clear. Chemicals inundate plateia but many don’t care #antireport #6Dgr
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
21:48 Athens: More than 3 arrests so far around Exarchia.
21:57 Athens: Clashes are ongoing near Exarchia square now. People are defending barricades near the square. Image by @M000X
22:18 Athens: UR Ninja livestream: https://www.pscp.tv/UR_Ninja/1nAKEyojBYAKL?t=15m50s
22:29 ATTENTION: In Thessaloniki cops have the order tp detain everybody who leaves university. The only escape us from Ahepa to Katsimidi
We witnessed a police officer beating an handcrafted young men at Exarchia, Athens. #antireport pic.twitter.com/CiCWCxgory
— · Hibai Arbide Aza · (@Hibai_) 6. Dezember 2018
Athens:
Flash bangs and tear gas on themestokelus, stournari and metaxa but unable to move further too many fighters spread out, battles raging #Antireport #6dgr
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
22:46 Athens: Fierce fighting between riot cops and activists continue in the Exarchia district. Watch the livestream by UR Ninja: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1nAKEyojBYAKL#
22:54: Video from clashes in Thessaloniki earlier tonight:
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23:08 Clashes in Exarchia, Athens are ongoing. Images by @radiofragmata
Athens:
Battles on eresou and the themestokelus, storunari raging #antireport #6Dgr
— Exiled Arizona (@exiledarizona) 6. Dezember 2018
23:31 Athens: Cops still try to get on Exarchia square but until now without success. More stones (also from the cops!) and less molotovs and teargas at the moment….
23:38 Here is more than 90 minutes of (re) live footage with running battles in the Exarchis district in Athens. The stream stopped a few minutes ago.
23:43 Athens, Exarchia: Footage from earlier tonight
23:51 In Athens the clashes continue, but it seem to be not that intense anymore (but we might be wrong..) You can watch a livestream from Zougla TV to follow the latest news from Athens here: https://www.zougla.gr/live or follow hashtag #6Dgr on Twitter.
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