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Riot in #Athens: The Orwellian ban on gatherings of more than 3 people leads to riots all over #Greece [Video]

Athens. Greece. 17 November 2020: On the day commemorating the bloodied student revolt against the dictatorship back in 1973, this is how the right-wing government in Greece honored the dead of the fascist regime. By banning all gatherings of more than 3 people, something that has happened in Greece for the first time in its modern history, on the 21 April 1967 when there was a fascist military coup d’état and on 17 November 1973 during a student revolt against the military junta of that same regime.

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A gloomy atmosphere in #Athens on November 17

Athens. Greece. After banning any gathering of more than four people on the streets and any commemoration of the November 17, 1973 uprising using language similar to that of the junta, the ND government yesterday violently dissolved all gatherings and demonstration attempts throughout the country.

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No Border Kitchen #Lesvos: Lesvos in September 2020 – a retrospect

Lesvos. Greece. More then two months ago, the open air prison Moria burned to the ground. The new camp, which is worse than Moria, quickly became the ‘new normality’ and only few people remember and analyse the situation on Lesvos in September 2020. In the coming weeks, we from No Border Kitchen will publish texts detailing our view of this situation. There will be a mix of facts and figures, personal experiences, histories and newspaper articles from this period of time.

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No Border Kitchen #Lesvos: Another #lockdown, more tragedy

Lesvos. Greece. Statement by No Border Kitchen Lesvos on the situation in the Moria 2.0 during the current lockdown.

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#Athens: Riot cops entered #Polytechnio – Cop terror in #Exarcheia

Athens. Greece. Yesterday afternoon (November 12, 2020) , the Polytechnio in Athens was entered by anarchist and student groups and individuals to enforce an opening during the three-day commemoration of November 17, 1973. Prior to this, the planned lockout had been leaked by the university management starting today, November 13. De facto the Polytechnio has been closed for months for political activities and is often a checkpoint for OPKE (cops) jeeps. There are no more events taking place there.

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#FortressEurope: 30 people pushed back in brought daylight on #Lesvos

Lesvos. Greece. 30 people pushed back in brought daylight on Lesvos today (November 10, 2020) while UNHCR was watching, what was really done to try to prevent this, if any?

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#Thessaloniki, #Greece: Statement by inmates of Diavata Prison on the way the government is handling the #COVID19 #pandemic behind bars

Thessaloniki. Greece. Statement by inmates of Diavata Prison on the way the government is handling the pandemic behind bars.

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RadioFragmata: Taking Ourselves Seriously – Article 1 – Digital Harm Reduction

Greece is entering a new era in which the FBI, MI5, and other more advanced states in the world are acting as consultants for Greek repression. It is the responsibility of any committed revolutionary, insurrectionist, or active anarchist to adapt and grow in accordance with these developments and in the pursuit of long term struggle, and the broader preservation of our individual and collective safety.

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#Frontex and Greek coastguard involved in several illegal pushbacks at Greek – #EU outer border

Today, the European Commission hold an emergency meeting with Frontex’s management board, following an investigation that implicated Frontex assets in several illegal pushbacks at Greece’s maritime border. The investigation reported two incidents of Frontex’s direct participation – and four incidents in which Frontex assets were in the vicinity of a pushback conducted by the Greek authorities.

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#Thessaloniki: 62 new #corona virus in #Diavata Prison

Thessaloniki. Greece. 62 new corona virus cases have been recorded in Diavata Prison in Thessaloniki. The prison seems to have been turned into a corona virus hotspot.

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