Greece Uprising - London Solidarity

User 'anonymous' did: report at Sat Aug 22 04:10:02 +0000 2009.

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true After the police shot a young Greek activist dead, protests have errupted all over Greece, and solidarity marches held all over Europe. In London there have been several protests already, and more are announced.

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After <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414462.html" title="Cops kill 15 year old student in Greece">police shot and killed a teenage boy</a> last Saturday, <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414473.html" title="Actions all over Greece">protests have errupted all over Greece</a>. The international community has responded with <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414640.html" title="anger - uk feature">solidarity actions all over Europe</a>, to get updates about what's going on in Greece check out the <a href="http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/" title="on the greek riots">Occupied London blog</a>. On Monday protesters successfully <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/372" title="Greek Embassy Shut Down">shut the Greek Embassy</a> down. Photos: <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/371" title="photos of the Greek embasy occupation">1</a> | Report on Indymedia UK: <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414581.html" title="2 arrests @Greek Embassy">1</a> | <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414577.html" title="The Greek embasy in London is occupied by protestors">2</a> | At this protest, <a href="http://marcvallee.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/video-journalists-obstructed-at-greek-embassy-protests/" title="Journalists obstructed at Greek Embassy protest.">journalists were obstructed</a> by police officers [<a href="http://current.com/items/89612620/police_obstruction_of_journalists_at_london_greek_embassy_protest.htm">Video</a>]. On Wednesday the offices of the greek airline <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/383" title="Olympic Airways blockaded, photos">Olympic Airways were blockaded</a> in solidarity, while on Thursday a small group a protesters <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/395" title="No Solidarity protest at greek embassy on thursday">tried to picket the Greek Embassy, but gave up</a> because of the extent of police harrassment. <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/415216.html" title="Thursday at the Greek embassy-photos">Photos on IMC UK</a>. On Friday the assembly of the occupied Athens Polytechnic published <a href="http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/13/we-dont-forget-we-dont-forgive-day-of-international-action-against-state-murders-20122008/" title="* &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ldquo;We don&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;rsquo;t forget, we don&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;rsquo;t forgive&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;rdquo; - day of international action against state murders, 20.12.2008">a call for a day of international action</a> against state murders on December 20th. (<a href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;article_id=943356" title="Call">IMC Athens, Greek</a>) Another <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/391">protest </a>took place in Dalson on Sunday 14th with over 100 people facing a <a href="https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/415364.html">heavy handed police</a> presence. There were at least two arrests [Report and Photos <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/401">1</a> | <a href="http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/415484.html">2</a> | <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TSoGNOXTka4">Video</a>] On Thursday 18th a <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/419" title="another protest">small crowd gathered for two hours</a> in the protest pen opposite the Embassy. On Saturday 20th, a protest will be held at the <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/409" title="Greek Embassy, 11am">Greek Embassy at 11am</a> and at <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/events/421" title="Wood Green, 2pm">Wood Green at 2pm</a>.

Greece Uprising - London Solidarity

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