Showing posts with label riot police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label riot police. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Teenagers march to funeral of fellow teen. Greece
Sara, aged 13 years old died from carbon monoxide poisoning after her mother lit a fire in a make-shift stove in their apartment. The family who had their power cut off three months ago were trying to keep warm as temperatures dropped to near freezing in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
The march by high school students in the city was also in commemoration of the murder of a 15 year old teenager, Alexis Grigoropoulos by a Athens police officer in 2008. The event set off a wave of protest that engulfed Greece in the worst civil violence since the overthrow of the country's military dictatorship in in 1973.
The march by high school students in the city was also in commemoration of the murder of a 15 year old teenager, Alexis Grigoropoulos by a Athens police officer in 2008. The event set off a wave of protest that engulfed Greece in the worst civil violence since the overthrow of the country's military dictatorship in in 1973.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Anti-fascist rally this evening in Thessaloniki, Greece.
About 2-3000 people took part in the protest against Golden Dawn in Greece's second largest city.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Greek police put down anti-fascist demo in Thessaloniki
In Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city about 5,000 people took part in the protest march which planned to pass by the two Golden Dawn offices in the centre of the city, however, police coaches closed off the approach. Later riot police units used tear gas, flash grenades and baton charges to disperse demonstrators, leading to running street battles through the commercial district of Greece's second largest city.
Sunday, September 08, 2013
Saturday, September 07, 2013
Keep Out! - The 78th Thessaloniki International Trade Fair
Inside the 78th Thessaloniki International Trade Fair the prime minister is giving a speech as prime minister have done for decades on this date. I will not bother to follow the speech, either in person or on TV as Samaras's public addresses are usually leaked well in advance and amount to a little more than a series of soundbites linked together by the slightest of rhetorical devices, more akin to bloated TV commercials than anything Demosthenes would recognise.
"The economy is coming round, recovery is on its way, the sacrifices of the people are finally paying off."It's old, old stuff made all the more unconvincing by the fact that every prime minister has sad the same since the financial crisis began in 2009. Yes, the rate of decline in the Greek economy has slowed down to "just" 3.8% but unemployment is still rising, set to reach 30% by the end of the year if the latest Greek trade union research is to be believed.
On the other hand while Samaras was addressing the nation, safely ensconced behind thousands of riot police the people next to me in the cafe are discussing a mutual acquaintance;
"They're looking for a IT graduate, part time, 5 to 9 and you know what they're offering?
200 euros a month, without insurance, 200!"
This is is the economic success story that the government and the foreign press are so happy to promote, a country in which salaries do not even begin to cover living costs, even for people with years of experience and advanced qualifications. An economy where millions are unable to start a family or even afford basic health care or a pension. Even if the books balance by the end of the decade the macroeconomic damage being wrought will last for a generation.
By midday the prime minister will have returned to Athens, his presence having left behind little than a bunch of high sounding promises and a lot of disgruntled commuters. The Trade Fair once again has become the political plaything of the leadership which fails to see that turning a city into war zone every year is not the best way to encourage international trade and especially not Greece's image abroad.
"The economy is coming round, recovery is on its way, the sacrifices of the people are finally paying off."It's old, old stuff made all the more unconvincing by the fact that every prime minister has sad the same since the financial crisis began in 2009. Yes, the rate of decline in the Greek economy has slowed down to "just" 3.8% but unemployment is still rising, set to reach 30% by the end of the year if the latest Greek trade union research is to be believed.
On the other hand while Samaras was addressing the nation, safely ensconced behind thousands of riot police the people next to me in the cafe are discussing a mutual acquaintance;
"They're looking for a IT graduate, part time, 5 to 9 and you know what they're offering?
200 euros a month, without insurance, 200!"
This is is the economic success story that the government and the foreign press are so happy to promote, a country in which salaries do not even begin to cover living costs, even for people with years of experience and advanced qualifications. An economy where millions are unable to start a family or even afford basic health care or a pension. Even if the books balance by the end of the decade the macroeconomic damage being wrought will last for a generation.
By midday the prime minister will have returned to Athens, his presence having left behind little than a bunch of high sounding promises and a lot of disgruntled commuters. The Trade Fair once again has become the political plaything of the leadership which fails to see that turning a city into war zone every year is not the best way to encourage international trade and especially not Greece's image abroad.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Representatives of the village of Ierissos after their meeting with police and local authorities
Representatives of the village of Ierissos after their meeting with police and local authorities, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.
Video from yesterday's clashes.
Background to the story
Friday, February 15, 2013
Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday, September 10, 2010
Greek riot police face off against protesters in Thessaloniki
Greek riot police face off against protesters in Thessaloniki, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.
With 4000 extra police officers on duty Greece's second city, Thessaloniki looks more and more like a city under siege as the government uses the International Trade Fair as an opportunity for a show of strength in what promises to a brusing battle with trade unions this winter.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Greek riot police teach the true meaning of culture at book signing - Thessaloniki, Greece
Greek riot police teach the true meaning of culture at book signing - Thessaloniki, Greece, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.
The attendence of two government ministers, Anna Diamantopoulou and Evangelios Venizelos at a book presentation in the northern port city of Thessaloniki led to tense scenes between the riot police and teachers.
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