[Onthebarricades] Greece: Anarchists take over the Polytechnic University - ESF hunger strike solidarity

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Greece: Anarchists take over the Polytechnic University of Athens in 
solidarity to the May 6 prisoners -2 of them are on hunger strike for 46 and 28 days 
respectively-

COMMUNIQUE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SQUATTED POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF 
ATHENS

Today, January 13 2007, police attacked the anarchist and anti-authoritarian 
motorbike demo in solidarity to the three comrades arrested at the social 
forum on May 6 2006 in Athens. The demo was attacked by special motorbike 
forces (Z team) on the way back from Nikea hospital where there had been a 
solidarity gathering for two of the imprisoned comrades Tarasio Zadorozni and 
Gerasimos Kiriakopulos who are on hungerstrike. The anti riot police squads (MAT) 
then stormed the comrades on the ground, 42 were taken into custody at the 
national security police headquarters in Athens, many of them injured, and 4 of 
them are still being held 9 hours later. Tarasio Zadorozni and Gerasimos 
Kiriakopulos have been on hunger strike for 46 and 28 days respectively and were 
transferred from Koridalos prison to a secure unit in Nikea hospital on 
January 9 as their condition had deteriorated. They have been held in prison since 
May 6 2006 along with another demonstrator, Kostas Kachadouras, accused of 
rioting during the international antiwar demo of the European Social Forum in 
Athens.

The imprisoned demonstrators of May 6 are 3 of the thousands of people that 
took to the streets that day when riots erupted between the forces of 
repression and anarchists and young rebels and attacks were made against State and 
capitalist targets. The police arrested 17 demonstrators who were accused on 
trumped up heavy charges and 3 of them have been held in prison awaiting trial 
without any evidence against them (with the political consent of the 
traditional leftist parties and groups) so that they can be punished as an example 
for those who choose to resist without mediation or institutional 
representation. The struggle that those on hunger strike began for their freedom, using 
their body as a weapon, has now become the terrain where a general conflict 
between the State and those who fight it is being expressed.

It is about an attack in which the State, using all the repressive 
mechanisms of propaganda and control in its power, is attempting to isolate and 
eliminate anarchists and anti-authoritarians, who are the most radical part of 
social resistance, with the surrender of the whole of society as its final 
objective. Under these conditions of intensifying State terror, every action of 
solidarity to the imprisoned fighters has been under attack. The aim of this 
repression is not only to keep the 3 in prison as long as possible, it is also 
to eliminate the very dynamic of solidarity, self-organisation and resistance 
against the plans of the State and the bosses.

So, on January 12, the police attempted to prevent the solidarity 
demonstration that had been organised by anarchists and anti-authoritarians. The order 
was pronounced by the chief of police forces present, stating that he had 
instructions from the prosecutor, but this was subverted by the persistence of 
the demonstrators and finally a strong demo was held in the centre of Athens. 
The attack on today's demonstration (January 13), with the arrests and the 
wounded, are the peak of this repressive violence, showing the State's intent 
to bury the struggle of those on hunger strike in silence, to terrorise those 
in solidarity and attack the development of the anarchist struggle.

What has preceded today's events: the arrest of an anti-authoritarian 
comrade outside his home following the motorbike demo to the house of the minister 
of justice; intensive provocation and pressure by the Z motorbike police 
squad on another motorbike demo to Koridalos prison on December 15; police attack 
on new year's eve motorbike demo on its return from the prison that resulted 
in many comrades being taken into custody and one arrest, and on January 9 
the surrounding by anti riot police squads of a radio station which had been 
occupied by 50 anarchists to transmit solidarity messages and news of the 
hunger strike.

AGAINST the attempts of the State to isolate the struggle of our imprisoned 
comrades who are on hunger strike behind a wall of silence

AGAINST the constant repressive attacks against anarchists and 
antiauthoritarians, aiming at their isolation and annihilation

AGAINST the attempt to impose social acquiescance

WE ARE TAKING OVER THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS AND WE DEMAND THE 
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF OUR 4 COMRADES BEING HELD IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY 
BUILDING FOLLOWING TODAY'S ATTACK BY POLICE AGAINST THE SOLIDARITY MOTORBIKE DEMO 
AND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE IMPRISONED PROTESTORS OF MAY 6 2006

By taking over this university building we are creating a place of constant 
counterinformation and solidarity within our city, an attempt that is 
operating horizontally and against all hierarchy, on the basis of the occupiers' 
general assembly. No repressive action will extinguish our solidarity to our 
imprisoned comrades, or prevent the social struggle for liberation from the 
chains of Authority

THE PASSION FOR FREEDOM IS STRONGER
THAN ANY PRISON CELL

SOLIDARITY TO THE HUNGERSTRIKERS TARASIO ZADOROZNI (SINCE NOV 29 2006) AND 
GERASIMOS KIRIAKOPULOS (SINCE DECEMBER 15 2006)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE 3 IMPRISONED PROTESTORS OF MAY 6

THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF OUR 4 COMRADES WHO ARE BEING HELD IN THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY BUILDING
FOLLOWING TODAY'S ATTACK BY POLICE AGAINST THE SOLIDARITY MOTORBIKE DEMO

SOLIDARITY TO ALL IMPRISONED AND ACCUSED SOCIAL FIGHTERS

FREEDOM TO ALL THOSE IN PRISON CELLS

SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON!

Assembly of the occupied Polytechnic University
January 13 2007, 7pm.

Ps. At the moment of writing the four arrested have been set free (after 
almost 9 hours in custody), one of whom with serious chest and back wounds, and 
many stitches in the head.

“Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s freedom fighter.”
— SHAC leader Kevin Kjonaas, at the Animal Rights 2002 convention

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