Follow live the General Strike in Spain
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Today Europe is holding its breath. For the first time in history there is a call for a transnational general strike. This is a critical chance for European citizens to show themselves solidarity and prove that together they can success … |
General European Strike! 14 November 2012
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“First, they bankrupted the Greeks. As we were not Greeks, we did nothing against it. Then they bankrupted the Irish. As we were not Irish, we did nothing against it. Then, they bankrupted the Portuguese. As we were not Portuguese, … |
Heraklion, Crete: as the Parliament in Athens votes in further austerity cuts, a city shows the way forward for the struggle
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At the same time that in Athens the new measures were voted in parliament and the protest outside was hit by repression and rain, some remarkable events in Heraklion, Crete show how the struggle against the memorandums can be intensified. … |
The Guardian: "Greece gave birth to democracy. Now it has been cast out by a powerful elite."
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By Kostas Vaxevanis The case against me and my magazine, Hot Doc, for publishing a list of alleged tax evaders is a symptom of Greece’s corruption. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters/Corbis
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A note of appreciation from the rich
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http://eagainst.com/articles/a-note-of-appreciation-from-the-rich/ Let’s be honest: you’ll never win the lottery. On the other hand, the chances are pretty good that you’ll slave away at some miserable job the rest of your life. That’s because you were in all likelihood born into … |
'Poverty is when there is no water to drink' (quote from people's struggle against mining activity in their region)
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Mainstream media celebrate the advent of gold mining in Greece, using the emergency crisis context, and the debt blackmailing, to surpass environmental and labour laws and norms.
A video showing the ongoing destruction of the forest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dwyauo-DYaM
A whole ancient …
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Pictures from the protests against Merkel, Athens, 9/10/2012
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http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/homelessness-athens_bn_1349663832192.html … |
Greek anti-fascist protesters 'tortured by police' after Golden Dawn clash
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Fifteen people arrested in Athens says they were subjected to what their lawyer describes as an Abu Ghraib-style humiliation http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/greek-antifascist-protesters-torture-police… |
