On Saturday September 1, 2012, an anti-racism demonstration took place in central Athens,
with Monastiraki Square as the starting point. ---- Hundreds of demonstrators, mainly
anarchists, gathered to protest against recent events such as violent, even lethal,
attacks against immigrants [el] by members of extremist right-wing group Golden Dawn, the
pillory of HIV-positive prostitutes by police, and the government stop-and-search campaign
?Xenios Zeus' [mainly targeting people of colour for their identification papers]. ----
Demonstrators gathered in Monastiraki. Photo by author.
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Demonstrators advanced to Omonoia Square via Athinas Street and ended up in Monastiraki
again. Riot police prevented them from continuing through Panepistimiou Street [which
leads to the Greek Parliament], however no further incidents took place, except some minor
verbal disputes between some demonstrators and police officers.
Demonstrators in Omonoia Square. Photo by author.
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Demonstrators' banner reads: ?Let's smash the fascists and police pogroms. May locals and
refugees fight together?. Photo by author.
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Demonstrators blocked at Panepistimiou Street. Photo by author.
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Lately several demonstrations have taken place, organized by different collectives with
different beliefs [el]. In the following video, you can see some snapshots from
anti-racism protests in August 24 in Athens, mainly supported by refugees:
http://vimeo.com/48178370
Most people in Greece, no matter what their politics, are no longer remaining indifferent
to racism. Fascism is now institutionalized in Greece, as a neo-nazist party has been
elected to parliament.
Old man strongly protests. Photo by author.
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Greek society is gradually realizing that racism is a threat and must be confronted.
Bron : a-infos-en@ainfos.ca