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SYRIZA leader tells congress ‘party ready to govern’

ANA-MPA — Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday evening declared his party’s “readiness and faith in taking the responsibility of overturning the memorandums’ tyranny and the old-fashioned party corruption… to govern the country at the … Continue reading →

Fourth General Strike

Greek people’s anger at the austerity programme rose again into fury with the fourth General Strike of 2013 on July 16th. Demonstrations, protests and sit-ins expressed vehement opposition and resistance to another proposed round of cuts targeting public sector jobs. … Continue reading →

4,000 police on duty for Schaeuble visit

Protests and gatherings banned in large swath of central Athens Police ban all ‘public gatherings and rallies’ in huge swath of city centre from 9am and 8pm on Thursday, including Syntagma Square, focal points of scores of anti-austerity demonstrations The … Continue reading →

Solidarity with refugees in Greece | Jan 25

Dear Friends, Please join us in this meeting outside the: Greek Embassy: Friday 25th January 2013. 10am-12pm. 1A Holland Park Road, London, W11 3TP, United Kingdom Nearest Tube Station: Holland Park Station Buses: 31, 94, 148, 228 Please have a … Continue reading →

To the Crucible: An Irish Engagement with the Greek Crisis and the Greek Left

A Greek tragedy A monumental drama is playing out before our eyes. It is a true Greek tragedy.  The plot: A society is being pushed to its limits. The denouement is not yet determined, but survival is at stake and prospects … Continue reading →

Antifascist demos at the Greek embassies everywhere | Jan 19

Many groups, organisations and networks are coming together in Athens and call for an International day of action against Golden Dawn and the fascists in Greece. Here is the greek initial Declaration for 19 January:  http://athensantifa19jan.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/the-initial-declaration-for-19-january/ 19January in London:  http://uaf.org.uk/2012/12/all-together-against-fascism-and-racism-in-europe/ … Continue reading →

GSC letter to Syriza MP attacked by Golden Dawn members

The Greece Solidarity Campaign is appalled by the brutal attack on Syriza MP Dimitris Stratoulis by the fascist thugs of ‘Golden Dawn’ and have written to him expressing our solidarity. We have been here before – with Hitler and the … Continue reading →

Golden Dawn members attack and beat SYRIZA MP

By Keep Talking Greece Members of extreme right-wing Golden Dawn attacked and beat Dimitris Stratoulis, MP of left-wing SYRIZA outside OAKA football stadium Sunday evening in Athens. According to Stratoulis, he was approached by three men who told him they … Continue reading →

A warning from Athens

By Daniel Trilling In Greece, the far right has taken advantage of public anxiety caused by hyper-austerity, stoking xenophobia and violence. But the country’s experience is by no means unique. It’s Saturday morning in Athens and the players are taking … Continue reading →

Trading places

By Nick Malkoutzis Commentary on current political situation in Greece by Nick Malkoutzis, Deputy editor of Greece’s daily English language newspaper, Kathimerini: What a delicious irony that on Monday – the day that at least one paper carried a headline … Continue reading →