Anarchist block at antiracist demo in Athens
9th September ,antiracist demo in athens after racist pogroms
Last Saturday after footbal game Albania-Greece(2-1),that took place in Tirana,all over Greece swept racist pogrom on scale unseen till know."Greek soul",growingly inspired recent months from diverse "national victories"(2nd position of singer Rouvas in Eurovision,winning european championship in football and last but not least ,"secure and peaceful"Olymics without participation of disturbing teams ala Al-Queida)
and heated up by media and politicians ,took spontaneusly and massively to the streets in order to attack foreigners,especially Albanians,which are largest and most hated minority.From the small villages where windows of cars belonging to Albanians had been trashed till most of towns and cities,where hordes of patriots hunted foreigners ,spirit of "national unity"showed its teeth.In island of Zakynthos 20-years old albanian citizen Gramoz Palushi had been killed with the knife and his brother and friend injured by greek racist,in Thessaloniki over 100 of neonazi "Hrisi Avgi"members hunted and beated "strangers'in the center,in Athens around central square of Omonia and in many neighbourhoods bigger or smaller groups attacked foreigners,similar incident occuring till late night in Rethymno,Kerkyra and many many other places.There was few hundred injured foreigners this night ,predominantly Albanians(but e.g.an Ukrainian will probably lost his eye,after he was fired at in area of Monastiraki from air gun) all over Greece,70 of them just in Athens,including several with knife wounds.Police arrested over 100 persons,almost all of them has been Albanians ...This racist pogrom ,even if skillfully used by rightwingers like "Hrisi Avgi" or "Elliniko Metopo"and more or less discreetly supported by police,has been in fact simple and logical expression of that same xenophobic hate,which all perceived as "strangers"are experiencing in Greece on everyday bases.Mass media silenced down the events,many of them made even Albanians themselves responsible for them(because they "provoke"),prefect of Thessaloniki Psomadis blamed "open borders"as source of problem and described foreign workers as "open wound"for Greece.
On Tuesday 7th there was demonstration in Thessaloniki organized by Albanian Immigrant Forum,where many anarchists as well as antiracist and leftist groups participated.On Thursday 9th September demonstrations with participations of anarchists took place in Hania(over 100 people),Giannena(200) and Athens(2 500),in Thessaloniki antiracist groups occupied office of Psomadis.
Demo in Athens started at Omonia Sq.and was led by Albanian Immigrant Forum,followed by diverse leftist groups and 700-strong anarchist block.Slogans like "Greek and foreign workers united","Down with facism" had been screamed.Anarchist block shouted "Greece,Turkey,Albania-enemies sit in banks and ministeries","National unity is a trap,proletarians don't have fatherland""In a world of bosses we are all strangers","Facists on gallows","Flags look nice only when they burn",etc.Followed by many units of MAT(riot police)and hordes of civil cops,anarchists sprayed many slogans(also in albanian) in the central streets,damaged many security cameras and windows of one bank and "Radiotelefonic Council".Head of the demonstration was blocked at Stadiou St.,so we had to turn back direction Omonia,anarchist block being the front one now.At the end of the march cops started to get very tense,their lines tighter so in order to relax them 4 or 5 molotovs had been thrown,some stones flyed too in their direction.Police answered with charge and massive tear-gas,splitting the demo in half.200 anarchists went down Pireas St.and having minor clashes with police following them,still managed to form demonstration which went direction Exarhia,trashing on the way few bank and similar objects windows.Despite of splitting demo ,albanian block after short pause due to tear gas continued demo till Omonia Sq.and firstly then dispersed.Anarchist crowd of 100 gathered around Exarhia Sq.and some more incidents with civil policemen occured,one of them loosing his motorbike to the flames and some beaten .There was around 10 arrests ,mostly done by civilians,2 comrades will have their process today.
Pictures of anarchist block are at:
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=264055
Burning motorbike of a cop at:
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=263972
and heated up by media and politicians ,took spontaneusly and massively to the streets in order to attack foreigners,especially Albanians,which are largest and most hated minority.From the small villages where windows of cars belonging to Albanians had been trashed till most of towns and cities,where hordes of patriots hunted foreigners ,spirit of "national unity"showed its teeth.In island of Zakynthos 20-years old albanian citizen Gramoz Palushi had been killed with the knife and his brother and friend injured by greek racist,in Thessaloniki over 100 of neonazi "Hrisi Avgi"members hunted and beated "strangers'in the center,in Athens around central square of Omonia and in many neighbourhoods bigger or smaller groups attacked foreigners,similar incident occuring till late night in Rethymno,Kerkyra and many many other places.There was few hundred injured foreigners this night ,predominantly Albanians(but e.g.an Ukrainian will probably lost his eye,after he was fired at in area of Monastiraki from air gun) all over Greece,70 of them just in Athens,including several with knife wounds.Police arrested over 100 persons,almost all of them has been Albanians ...This racist pogrom ,even if skillfully used by rightwingers like "Hrisi Avgi" or "Elliniko Metopo"and more or less discreetly supported by police,has been in fact simple and logical expression of that same xenophobic hate,which all perceived as "strangers"are experiencing in Greece on everyday bases.Mass media silenced down the events,many of them made even Albanians themselves responsible for them(because they "provoke"),prefect of Thessaloniki Psomadis blamed "open borders"as source of problem and described foreign workers as "open wound"for Greece.
On Tuesday 7th there was demonstration in Thessaloniki organized by Albanian Immigrant Forum,where many anarchists as well as antiracist and leftist groups participated.On Thursday 9th September demonstrations with participations of anarchists took place in Hania(over 100 people),Giannena(200) and Athens(2 500),in Thessaloniki antiracist groups occupied office of Psomadis.
Demo in Athens started at Omonia Sq.and was led by Albanian Immigrant Forum,followed by diverse leftist groups and 700-strong anarchist block.Slogans like "Greek and foreign workers united","Down with facism" had been screamed.Anarchist block shouted "Greece,Turkey,Albania-enemies sit in banks and ministeries","National unity is a trap,proletarians don't have fatherland""In a world of bosses we are all strangers","Facists on gallows","Flags look nice only when they burn",etc.Followed by many units of MAT(riot police)and hordes of civil cops,anarchists sprayed many slogans(also in albanian) in the central streets,damaged many security cameras and windows of one bank and "Radiotelefonic Council".Head of the demonstration was blocked at Stadiou St.,so we had to turn back direction Omonia,anarchist block being the front one now.At the end of the march cops started to get very tense,their lines tighter so in order to relax them 4 or 5 molotovs had been thrown,some stones flyed too in their direction.Police answered with charge and massive tear-gas,splitting the demo in half.200 anarchists went down Pireas St.and having minor clashes with police following them,still managed to form demonstration which went direction Exarhia,trashing on the way few bank and similar objects windows.Despite of splitting demo ,albanian block after short pause due to tear gas continued demo till Omonia Sq.and firstly then dispersed.Anarchist crowd of 100 gathered around Exarhia Sq.and some more incidents with civil policemen occured,one of them loosing his motorbike to the flames and some beaten .There was around 10 arrests ,mostly done by civilians,2 comrades will have their process today.
Pictures of anarchist block are at:
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=264055 Burning motorbike of a cop at:
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=263972
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Anarchist Block an der antiracist Demo in Ath
9. September, antiracist Demo in Athen nach rassistischen Pogromen
Letzter Samstag, nachdem footbal Spiel Albanien-Greece(2-1), das in Tirana, ganz in gefegtem rassistischem Pogrom des Überschusses Griechenland auf der Skala stattfand, die bis das know."Greek soul" unseen ist, growingly angespornt neue Monate von der verschiedenen "nationalen victories"(2nd Position des Sängers Rouvas in Eurovision und nicht wenig europäische Meisterschaft im Fußball und im Letzten aber gewann, "sichern und peaceful"Olymics ohne Teilnahme des beunruhigenden Mannschaften Ala Als-Queida)
und oben geheizt durch Mittel und Politiker, nahm spontaneusly und zu den Straßen, zwecks Ausländer, besonders Albaner massiv anzugreifen, die am größten sind und gehaßtes minority.From die kleinen Dörfer, in denen Fenster der Autos, die Albanern gehören, gewesen waren, bis die meisten Städten und Städte trashed, in denen Horden der Patrioten Ausländer jagten, unity"showed Geist" des Staatsangehörigen seine teeth.In Insel von Zakynthos 20-years, das alter albanischer Bürger Gramoz Palushi mit dem Messer und sein Bruder und Freund getötet worden war, die vom griechischen Rassisten verletzt wurden, in Thessaloniki über 100 von neonazi "Hrisi Avgi"members jagte und beated "strangers'in die Mitte, in Athen um zentrales Quadrat von Omonia und in vielen grösseren oder kleineren Nachbarschaften viel viel anderes places.There war wenig hundert verletzte Ausländer diese Nacht, überwiegend Albanians(but e.g.an, das ukrainischer Wille vermutlich sein Auge, nachdem er in am Bereich von Monastiraki vom Luftgewehr) ganz Überschuß Griechenland gefeuert wurde, 70 von ihnen gerade in Athen verlor, einschließlich mehrere mit dem Messer wounds.Police, das über 100 Personen, fast alle festgehalten wurde, ist gewesen Albaner... dieses rassistische Pogrom, selbst wenn geschickt mehr verwendet durch rightwingers wie "Hrisi Avgi" oder "Elliniko Metopo"and oder weniger diskret durch Polizei, ist tatsächlich einfacher und logischer Ausdruck dieses gleichen xenophobic Hasses gestützt gewesen, den alle wahrnahmen, wie "das strangers"are, das in Griechenland auf täglichen bases.Mass Mitteln erfährt, zum Schweigen brachte hinunter has Thessaloniki Psomadis tadelte "geöffnete borders"as Quelle des Problems und beschrieb fremde Arbeiter als "geöffnetes wound"for Griechenland.
Am Dienstag 7. gab es Demonstration in Thessaloniki, das durch Albanian Immigrant Forum organisiert wurde, in dem viele Anarchisten sowie antiracist und linksgerichtete Gruppen participated.On Donnerstag September 9. Demonstrationen mit Teilnahmen der Anarchisten Hania(over 100 im people) stattfanden, Giannena(200) und Athens(2 500), in Thessaloniki antiracist Gruppen besetztem Büro von Psomadis.
Demo in Athen begann bei Omonia Sq.and wurde geführt durch Albanian Immigrant das Forum, gefolgt von den verschiedenen linksgerichteten Gruppen und 700-strong vom Anarchisten block.Slogans wie "griechisches und fremdes Arbeiter united", "unten mit facism" war gewesen screamed.Anarchist Block schrie "Griechenland, die Türkei, Albanien-Feinde sitzen in den Bänken und ministeries", "nationale Einheit ist eine Falle, Proletarier haben nicht fatherland""In eine Welt der Chefs, die wir alles strangers" sind, "Facists auf Galgenn," der flags Blick, der nett ist, nur als sie burn", etc.Followed durch viele Maßeinheiten der MAT(riot police)and Horden der Zivilbullen, Anarchisten viel slogans(also auf Albaner) in den zentralen Straßen sprühten, beschädigt vielen Sicherheit Kameras und Fenstern von einer Bank und Ende der Märzspindeln, die begonnen wurden, um sehr angespannt so zu erhalten, ihrer Linien, die, zwecks sich sie zu entspannen 4 oder 5 molotovs fester sind, war, einige Steine flyed auch in ihrem direction.Police geworfen worden, das mit der Aufladung und massivem Heftig zerreissengas beantwortet wurde und die Demo in den Anarchisten half.200 aufgespaltet, hinunterging Pireas St.and, das kleines Zusammentreffen mit der Polizei hat, die ihnen folgt, noch gehandhabt, die Demonstration zu bilden, die Richtung Exarhia ging und auf der Weise wenig Bank trashing und ähnliche Gegenstände windows.Despite der aufspaltenden Demo, albanischer Block, nachdem kurz, pausieren wegen der anhaltenden Demo des Tränengases, bis Omonia Sq.and erstens dann dispersed.Anarchist Masse von 100 um Exarhia Sq.and, das erfaßte mehr Ereignisse mit Zivilpolizisten auftraten, einer von ihnen seins lösend , meistens getan durch Zivilisten, haben 2 Kameraden ihren Prozeß heute.
Abbildungen des Anarchist Blockes sind an:
Brennendes Motorrad einer Spindel an:
Bilder
Auch in Giánnena gab es eine Demo, Bilder davon hier:
Ein deutschsprachiger Bericht zu den Ereignissen ist hier verfügbar