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Request for Info Re: Thessaloniki Solidarity Actions

wre | 11.07.2003 12:45 | Thessaloniki EU | Globalisation | Repression | World

Please post info about actions that took place yesterday (Thursday 10th July) in solidarity with those imprisoned in Thessaloniki because of their alledged role in the actions against the EU Summit last month.

Tomorrow in Berlin theres gonna be an info meeting and table about the Repression in Thessaloniki at a street party. Itd be good if people could post here info about any actions etc.. that took place yesterday so that we can pass the info on. Also, does anyone know of a website where Thessaloniki info is being collected. It would be good if there was a central website that people could visit to find info about what took place in Thessaloniki, latest info about prisoners, charges, court cases and a list of solidarity actions and even an archive of flyers, press releases etc... I have very few technical skills but have quite a lot of the above info that I could forward if there was somewhere to store it.

And sorry that this posting isnt really "News".

wre

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London Action and events

11.07.2003 15:37

Info on Thesoloniki 8 (besides London indymedia )at  http://www.wombles.org.uk and  http://www.enrager.net/simon.htm and I would check some of the Anarchist Black Cross sites ( google search - there's a few)

There was a picket of the Greek National Tourist Office and state-owned Olympic
Airways Conduit Streetin London's West End from around 12.30 to 7pm. The people at the tourist board were sympathetic, unlike the cops who appeared rapidly from West End Central cop shop (including a chief inspector and some other top rankers!) to hassle people including the tourist board who they insisted shut down for the day!!. More info and pics later.

Greek embassy pickets also every saturday afternoon in London. Talk about cop overkill on the first one - there must have been 10 TSG for everybody demonstrator.

Every Friday in London there is a Thesaloniki prisoner support benefit at Eton Misson Social Club, 91 Eastway, Hackney Wick.(next to the church) 8pm - 6am. Details on The Indymedia calendar. Pics and also (possibly)downloadable flyers/posters coming soon.

mark r


Thessaloniki Prisoners Solidarity Action in London

11.07.2003 15:42

Thessaloniki Solidarity Action, London - Pic 1
Thessaloniki Solidarity Action, London - Pic 1

Thessaloniki Solidarity Action, London - Pic 2
Thessaloniki Solidarity Action, London - Pic 2

Here there are a couple of photos of yesterday's solidarity action with the Thessaloniki prisoners that took place in front of Greece Tourism Office in central London.

Around 25 people blocked the entrance of the tourist office for about 3 hours. Police presence was small comparing to other recent solidarity actions in London, although the ever present and (in)famous police Forward "Intelligence" Team, turned up with a photographer that made sure he got as many snaps of those involved in the action as he could.

Protesters gave away leaflets to people passing by, explaining the reasons of the action and pointing out the case of Simon Chapman, a London activist arrested and badly beaten by police during the protests at the EU summit in Thessaloniki. He is now in remand in a Greek jail waiting for his case to go to court. Simon faces between 7 to 25 years in prison due to false evidence planted on him during his arrest by Greek riot police. Evidence of this can be seen on the following links:
Photo:  http://www.enrager.net/simon/leaflet1.pdf
Video:  http://italy.indymedia.org/uploads/simon.avi

Free Thessaloniki 8!


Info on London Solidarity Action will follow shortly...

11.07.2003 15:57

A report on yesterday's action in central London will follow shortly - we promise!

In terms of a central site dedicated to supporters of the thessaloniki prisoners we don't yet know of any BUT PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU DO - OR IF YOU KNOW OF ANY PLANS TO DO ONE.

In the UK there are a couple of pages mainly dedicated to UK activist Simon Chapman:
 http://www.enrager.net/simon.htm

and the others is on the wombles site, but I forget the link to the page:  http://www.wombles.org.uk/

Prisoner Solidarity
mail e-mail: thessalonikiprisoners@yahoo.co.uk


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