Monday 15 December 2008

Greece 15/12

Athens

A small protest has been called this morning at the courts, where4 of the arrested in the previous days' riots were transferred to testify to the public attorney (in the radio it was heard that finally they were kept in custody until their trial).
At 12:00 there was a sitting protest outside the General Police Divion of Athens mainly by school students. Sources spoke for massive attendance of at least a thousand people. There was a disproportionate big presence of riot police. Around 14:00 the police decided to end the totally peaceful until then protest. They attacked to the crowd in front of the general division who broke in two parts. In the part that was pushed violently towards the Kifissias av. the police arrested two school children, the second was reported beaten severely after he was caught and was thrown tear gases on the face while on the ground. Another girl was reported beaten by the police.
At 16:00 there was a protest at Propilaia, arranged by musicians. Sources spoke for 500 persons playing music and dancing in Panepistimiou str. A while ago (17:40) it was reported that riot police surrounded them while they were playing music, threw them tear gases and beat them. At 18:00 there was another demo planned to start from Propilaia. From a camera positioned at Sintagma square, it seemed that it was quite massive, but unfortunately I cannot find anything else about it. The only info is that it ended without any attacks from the police.


School children demonstrated earlier today in the streets of Kalithea. They went from the townhall to the police station of the area. Small scale clashes with the children throwing fruits and the riot police answering with "grenades of sound/light".

Some clashes also earlier today outside the prison of Koridallos. School children assembled there for a protest, threw rocks and the police answered with the aforementioned grenades and tear gases.

A protest of school students was reported also in front of the police station of Pagkrati

Thessaloniki

Today the townhall of Sikees was occupied

Rest of Greece

In Mitilini (Lesvos) a group of protesters occupied at the same time three radio stations for a short period of time
In Crete: Iraklio - a quite big demo of school and university students. Hania - sitting protest of school students. Rethimno - occupation for a while of a radio station.


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