On Friday 1 November in Athens two Golden Dawn members were shot in cold blood. The attacks were done in a professional manner and there is no further evidence about the attackers or the motives. Nonetheless the attack is shocking by its cruelty and the death of two young men. However, from the very first moment the government and the mainstream media try to link the attacks with the anti-fascist struggle i ...

International Action Day Against Gold Mines in Halkidiki  9 / 11 / 2013 Halkidiki is a peninsula of Northern Greece, with a very diverse, biologically important natural landscape, combining mountainous primordial forests with beautiful coastline. Part of it belongs to NATURA 2000 network and is protected by international conventions. Halkidiki’s landscape is also of historically and culturally precious as i ...

9th November 2013 International Action Day Against Gold Mines in Halkidiki   What is at Stake Halkidiki, the birthplace of the ancient philosopher Aristotle, is a place of such great natural beauty that, every year, it is flooded by tourists from all over the world. In the western part of Halkidiki lies the primeval forest of Skouries. A few years ago the multinational gold mining company Eldorado Gold ...

To: Hellenic Mining Watch Ref: Solidarity message related to criminal charges against people from Halkidiki and Hellenic Mining Watch 16 October 2013 Dear colleagues at Hellenic Mining Watch, We’ve learned, with great concern, about the 29 residents of Halkidiki charged with “participating in a criminal organization”. The Greek state says that the purpose of this alleged criminal organization is that “throu ...

Thousands of Portugese took the streets of Portugal's two most populated cities to demonstrate against planned cuts of pensions and salaries. Saturday's demonstrations are a response to the government's decision to extend austerity measures in the 2014 budget. ...

Anti-austerity protesters in Rome threw eggs and firecrackers at the Finance Ministry during a march Saturday to oppose cuts to welfare programs and a shortage in low-income housing. Police said 11 people were detained. ...

Vandaag vond op het Malieveld in Den Haag een grote demonstratie plaats tegen de extra bezuinigingen op de Publieke Omroep. Staatssecretaris Sander Dekker nam de ruim 261.000 keer ondertekende petitie tegen de korting in ontvangst.  ...

This three-day event will bring together activists, journalists and scholars from the front-lines of the popular uprisings unfolding around the world. GLOBAL UPRISINGS The Stories, Ideas and Future of Uprisings around the World De Balie, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) November 15-17, 2013 Over the past two and half years, streets and squares across the world have become the site of massive demonstrations, stri ...

27 anti-goldmine activists in the area of Chalkidiki are charged with the same accusation as the Golden Dawn: formation of a criminal organisation. Of course no weapons or ammunition have been found in their possession, nor have they been laundering money and blackmailing for cash as the Nazi gang. Without any specific action being linked with specific persons in the prosecutor’s call, the activists are acc ...

Greece is in crisis. But the economic crisis is not the only one. An asylum crisis has gripped the country at this time of severe austerity. And it hits the most vulnerable: refugees, including minors, who have left everything behind fleeing their countries to find safety. ...