[www-features] PROPOSAL: GREECE demonstration brutally attacked by police

[wowi]

Hi LA,

I dont have a problem with another feature from Athens.. (i dont know 
how other people feel..?)
i am ready to post.. but there are problems with some of the links!
we also need a link to an image you want published with the feature.

cheers,
wowi

LA wrote:
> Sorry to come up with another feature from Greece, but there are a lot 
> of people injured and several articles have been translated to English. 
> I feel bad posting a Greek-wordwide feature again, if you think this is 
> not a big problem, check this feature:
>
>
>
> Demonstration commemorating 1973 student uprising brutally attacked by 
> police
>
> <p align="center">
> <a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&amp;article_id=605723">
> <img border="0" 
> src="http://athens.indymedia.org/local/webcast/uploads/metafiles/r4127334246vfds5u.jpg" 
> width="450" height="94"></a></p>
> <p>November 17th is commemorated annually as the day of the student 
> uprising against the military junta in Greece, in 1973. In the weeks 
> leading to this year's demonstrations mass media had been creating an 
> atmosphere of fear, in a concious attempt to limit the public's 
> participation to them. Contrary to their efforts and predictions, the 
> demonstrations in Athens and Thessaloniki were amongst the largest of 
> their kind in recent years. Unfortunately, several people were severely 
> injured and some dozens were arrested, resulting from the police 
> brutality against the demonstrators.</p>
>
> <maybe a "read more" here>
>
> <p>In Athens, even before the demonstration had started, tens of people 
> were detained (80-100 are reported) in a fine example of the police's 
> "pre-emptive detentions" tactic. However, the people at the head of the 
> demo refused to start marching unless all the detainees were freed. 
> Eventually, at about 5pm, the demonstration kicked-off [<a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&amp;article_id=605723#605749">photos</a>].</p> 
>
>
> <p>The government's repression units launched an unprovoked attack 
> against the block of Athens' Anti-Authoritarian Movement. They 
> surrounded both the anarchist and the Anti-authtoritarian Movement 
> blocks and attacked viciously. It is speculated that 46 people were 
> detained at that point. [<a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&amp;article_id=607440">read 
> a description by an arrestee</a> | <a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&amp;article_id=605723#605724">photos</a>] 
> Two hours after the end of the demonstration uniformed and undercover 
> cops are scattered around the Athens city centre; helicopters hover in 
> the sky.</p>
>
> <p>Three students are in the hospital, one of them having a fractured 
> scull, after being hit by a police flare rocket on the head [<a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&amp;article_id=607437">read 
> more</a> | <a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&amp;article_id=607437">video</a>]. 
> More than 125 people were detained, 7 of them are officially arrested.</p>
>
> <p>In Thessaloniki, after the peaceful demonstration the students 
> returned to the Engineering Faculty, where they held discussions and 
> music events. Meanwhile, few people clashed with the police, provoked by 
> a grouped of fascists. After the university authorities intervened, 
> things got calm. Though, the police threw a lot of tear-gas which was 
> spread all over the city centre, while undercover policemen <b>brutally 
> wallopped a young student</b> and then they arrested him. He was taken 
> to the hospital with a fructured nose and bruises [<a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&amp;article_id=607421">read 
> more | photos</a>]</p>
>
> <p><a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&amp;article_id=605454">Photos</a> 
> from arrests in Athens | <a 
> href="http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&amp;article_id=605407">Photos</a> 
> of members of the PASOK party youth (PASOK is the ex-governmental party) 
> attack other demo participants.</p>
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