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Saturday, October 7, 2023

New leader of the left-wing opposition in Greece breaks a taboo by disclosing surrogacy plans




Athens, Greece, October 7, 2023.
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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023. Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis (L) and his husband Tyler McBeth (R) attend a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former PM Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's  top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Kasselakis, is the first openly gay party leader in the country. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock

 

 

The new leader of Greece’s opposition has said he and his long-term male partner would like to become parents through surrogacy, a move that challenges taboo in the country.

The first elected official in Greece to openly declare he is gay, Stefanos Kasselakis last month achieved one of the biggest upsets in Greek political history by winning the leadership of Syriza, the left-wing main opposition party.

Until now a little-known former shipping exec and ex-Goldman Sachs trader, 35-year-old Kasselakis is in a civil partnership with American nurse Tyler McBeth.

“We would like to have two boys, Apollo and Elias… through a surrogate mother,” Kasselakis told Alpha TV late on Thursday.

“As a society, we need to provide complete equality,” he said.

“I hope my example will serve as a wake-up call for parents, to learn to talk to their children…and respect their will.”

The issue remains taboo in a country still built around the traditional family model, and where the powerful Orthodox Church frowns on same-sex relations.

Whilst in government in 2015, Syriza introduced same-sex civil partnerships in Greece. But marriage, adoption and surrogacy remain outside the law.

Last month, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said full equality would be extended to same-sex couples during his next four years in power.

Kasselakis told Kathimerini daily in another interview last month, that as a student he had visited a monastery in Evia where had been baptised “and prayed not to be gay.”

Kasselakis said he was in a relationship with a woman in 2012 when he began struggling with his sexuality.

He eventually came out to his parents at the age of 31 four years ago, he said.

“Meeting Tyler urged me to express myself,” he said.

In the Alpha TV interview, he said he was “very wealthy” by Greek standards.

“In theory I have enough, to not need to work in my life again, though not enough to spend recklessly,” he said.

Kasselakis’ business background is anathema to many Syriza cadres, many of whom were in the 2015 Syriza government that unsuccessfully battled against the austerity imposed by Greece’s EU-IMF creditors during the country’s ten-year financial crisis.









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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Newly Elected Opposition Party Leader Campaigns In Athens Ahead Of Local Elections




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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public in a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis (L) and his husband Tyler McBeth (R) attend a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former PM Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Kasselakis, is the first openly gay party leader in Greece. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public in a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis stands with candidates as he attends a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis talks with supporters during a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis (L) and his husband Tyler McBeth (R) attend a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former PM Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Kasselakis, is the first openly gay party leader in the country. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis (L) talks with a very young supporter as he attends a political rally with his husband Tyler McBeth (R) for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former PM Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Kasselakis, is the first openly gay party leader in the country. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis (M) and his husband Tyler McBeth (R) attend a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former PM Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Kasselakis, is the first openly gay party leader in the country. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Athens, Greece, 05 Oct. 2023.
Newly elected Greece's opposition leftist SYRIZA party leader Stefanos Kasselakis makes selfies with a supporter as he attends a political rally for the October 8 regional and local elections. Kasselakis replaced former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who resigned from the party's top position following the defeat in the parliamentary elections earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock


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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Greece’s Main Opposition Party Gets New Leader Following The Resignation Of Alexis Tsipras




ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis the candidate for the leadership of leftist SYRIZA party, casts his vote at a polling station on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: SYRIZA MP Nikos Pappas attends the party's headquarters after Stefanos Kasselakis wins the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis the candidate for the leadership of leftist SYRIZA party, casts his vote at a polling station on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis (L) thanks his husband Tyler McBeth (R) as he addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: (SPEECH) Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis attends the party's headquarters after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: (COMPILATION) A Greek granny named Eleni Louka who is an activist against the LGBTQI propaganda protests while Stefanos Kasselakis the candidate for the leadership of leftist SYRIZA party, casts his vote at a polling station on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: (INTERVIEW) A supporter named Drosos who lives in the Greek capital, speaks about Stefanos Kasselakis winning of the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: (SPEECH) Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: SYRIZA MP and candidate for leadership Efi Achtsioglou attends the party's headquarters after Stefanos Kasselakis wins the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: (SPEECH) Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: A Greek granny named Eleni Louka who is an activist against the LGBTQI propaganda protests while Stefanos Kasselakis the candidate for the leadership of leftist SYRIZA party, casts his vote at a polling station on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis (R) and his husband Tyler McBeth (L) leave the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public outside the party's headquarters, after winning the leadership elections while being cheered by supporters on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 24: SYRIZA MP and candidate for leadership Efi Achtsioglou makes statements to journalists after Stefanos Kasselakis wins the leadership elections on September 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece. The 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, openly gay, and an ex-banker who promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA, although the party was founded on an anti-banker platform.

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

Main opposition SYRIZA party runs election for a new leader to replace Alexis Tsipras




Athens, Greece, 16 September, 2023.
Stefanos Kasselakis addresses the public during his election campaign as a candidate for the leadership of SYRIZA to replace Alexis Tsipras. The 35-year-old self-made businessman has ignited a spectrum of reactions as he is young, attractive, affluent, self-made, of Greek descent, multilingual, openly gay, an advocate for animal rights, soon-to-be father and he also promises to bring a new era of renewal for SYRIZA.


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Monday, September 11, 2023

Floods Take Deadly Toll After Storm "Daniel" Brought Huge Amounts Of Rainfall In Greece




KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, farmlands in Thessaly region remain flooded after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)


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KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, the village of Metamorfosi remains flooded after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)

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KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, a road remains flooded in the village of Metamorfosi after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)

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KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, the village of Metamorfosi remains flooded after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)

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KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, farmlands in Thessaly region remain flooded after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)


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KARDITSA, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 11: In an aerial view, the village of Metamorfosi remains flooded after storm "Daniel" brought huge amounts of rainfall and the damage is now coming to light on September 11, 2023 in Karditsa, Greece. At least 15 people were confirmed dead, with two others missing. (Footage by Dimitris Aspiotis/Getty Images)


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Sunday, June 17, 2018

Διαμαρτυρίες και χημικά στην Αθήνα ενάντια στην συμφωνία με τα Σκόπια




Χιλιάδες κόσμου αποδοκιμάζουν άγρια τον Πάνο Καμμένο στο Σύνταγμα την ώρα που μιλάει στην Βουλή, κατακρίνοντας τη στάση του για το Σκοπιανό. Ένα συγκλονιστικό πλάνο που καταγράφει την λαϊκή οργή να ξεχειλίζει ενώ το σύνθημα γίνεται καταπέλτης!
Λίγες ώρες αργότερα, το κόμμα των ΑΝΕΛ θα αρχίσει να φυλλορροεί με μαζικές παραιτήσεις στελεχών.
Αθήνα 16 Ιουνίου 2018.
Video: Χιλιάδες αποδοκιμάζουν τον Πάνο Καμμένο για την στάση του στο Σκοπιανό




Τραυματίες και χημικά στο μαζικό συλλαλητήριο στο Σύνταγμα κατά της συμφωνίας Τσίπρα – Ζάεφ για την ΠΓΔΜ.
Αθήνα 16 Ιουνίου 2018.
Video: Greece: Clashes erupt against deal with FYROM to be called "N. Macedonia"




To "Μακεδονία Ξακουστή" με τη συνοδεία κρητικής λύρας μπροστά στα ΜΑΤ στα σκαλιά της Βουλής κατά τη διάρκεια του συλλαλητηρίου για το Σκοπιανό στις 15 Ιουνίου 2018.
Video: "Μακεδονία Ξακουστή" με κρητική λύρα μπροστά στα ΜΑΤ








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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Yanis Varoufakis joins the May Day 2018 rally in Athens




Greek Ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae Stratou, join the May Day rally in Athens and march with supporters of his newly launched political party Mera25 (ΜέΡΑ25).


Video: Yanis Varoufakis joins the May Day 2018 rally in Athens


Yanis Varoufakis makes a statement about the message of today's mobilization. He says:
"The 1st of May is a splendid opportunity for us to remember, that the working class of the world, - not of our countries individually - is obliged by History to fight the same struggles again and again and again. There is no such thing as a final victory, there is no such thing as a final defeat. In 1886 workers died on the streets of Chicago, in order to secure their right of a limited day- that is eight hours of work, no more - to social security, to descent conditions at work, to dignity, to effectively having the right to treat themselves as something they own and not something that is owned by others. And again today we have exactly the same issues. The working class of today is facing uberization, constant internships and completely annihilation of Trade Unions' rights, and any kind of labor protection.  Today we remember the struggles of the past, in order to be able to win the struggles of the future, on behalf of, not just the workers and wage laborists, but of humanity as a whole."
Athens, Greece, 1 May 2018.



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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Greece: Protesters rally outside US embassy in memory of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer

Activists rallied in front of the US Embassy in Athens to honor Heather Heyer the antifascist murdered in Charlottesville, US. The protesters chanted slogans against fascism and against racism and against the President Donald Trump.  Greek police blocked the area of the US Embassy with vans so that the protesters could not approach.
Heather died in the age of 32, when a 20 year old white supremacist/neonazi driver slammed into a crowd of counter protesters during a rally in Charlottesville, Pennsylvania.
Athens, Greece 17 August 2017.


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Friday, May 19, 2017

Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης: Αυτή είναι η πολιτική πρόταση του DiEM25

Τις επτά τομές που χρειάζεται η χώρα για να μπει στον δρόμο της ανάκαμψης παρουσίασε την Παρασκευή το βράδυ ο συνιδρυτής του DiEM25 και πρώην υπουργός οικονομικών Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης στη πρώτη μεγάλη ανοιχτή συγκέντρωση του DiEM25 στην Αθήνα στο Γήπεδο Σπόρτιγκ. "Ναι, έχω κόλλημα με το χρέος όπως ένας αιχμάλωτος πολέμου με την απόδραση"τόνισε.  Όπως χαρακτηριστικά αναφερόταν στο κάλεσμα της εκδήλωσης: "Όσο εκείνοι ψηφίζουν τα μέτρα της δήθεν «αξιολόγησής» τους, εξαναγκάζοντας το Κοινοβούλιο σε έναν ακόμη αυτο-εξευτελισμό, εμείς, χωρίς θυμό αλλά με ανεξάντλητη αποφασιστικότητα, επαναφέρουμε την Ελπίδα, την Λογική και την Αξιοπρέπεια."
Αθήνα 19 Μάη 2017.


Video: Βαρουφάκης: Αυτή είναι η πολιτική πρόταση του DiEM25




Βασίλης  Βασιλικός "Χρωστάω στον Βαρουφάκη ότι μας ξανάδωσε την εθνική μας περηφάνια"
Κατά της διάρκεια της πρώτης συγκέντρωσης του κινήματος DiEM25 στην Αθήνα που έγινε την Παρασκευή το βράδυ στο Σπόρτιγκ.
Στην εκδήλωση αυτή , ο πρώην υπουργός Οικονομικών Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης, μεταξύ άλλων παρουσίασε τις επτά τομές που χρειάζεται η χώρα για να μπει στον δρόμο της ανάκαμψης.
Αθήνα 19 Μάη 2017.


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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Thousands march in Athens to mark 1973 student revolt

As many as 16,000 people march to the US embassy in homage to the victims of Athens Polytechnic uprising, a bloody revolt staged by students against Greece's military junta in 1973.
The protesters held banners and shouted anti-American slogans, decrying US support for Greek junta, while a line of police vans ranged in front of the embassy building.
 Street battles broke out outside Athens Polytechnic University between anarchists and Greek police after the demonstration.
The rioters  burned a Greek flag and attacked police with petrol bombs, flares and stones while Riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Thirteen people  were arrested and five were detained.
Athens Greece, 17 November 2016.

Video: Greece: Thousands march in Athens to mark 1973 student revolt


Video: Anarchists Clash with Greek Police on Anniversary of 1973 Student Revolt

Χιλιάδες κόσμου στη μεγάλη πορεία για την εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου.
Με την πορεία προς την αμερικανική πρεσβεία κορυφώθηκαν οι εκδηλώσεις μνήμης για την 43η επέτειο εξέγερσης του Πολυτεχνείου, όπου σύμφωνα με την Αστυνομία, συμμετείχαν συνολικά 16.000 άτομα.
Οδομαχίες με τα ΜΑΤ ξέσπασαν στην Αθήνα μετά το πέρας της πορείας όπου, έγιναν 13 συλλήψεις. Αναρχικοί και αντιεξουσιαστές  στην διασταύρωση Πατησίων και Στουρνάρη έκαψαν μια ελληνική σημαία πετώντας πέτρες, αντικείμενα και μολότοφ. Απέναντί τους στήθηκε πλήθος από αστυνομικούς και ΜΑΤ που απάντησαν με χημικά και βόμβες κρότου λάμψης.
Αθήνα 17 Νοεμβρίου 2016.










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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New Democracy party opens election campaign with a rally in Athens

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis opened the election campaign and spoke to a crowd of conservative party supporters on Rigillis Street in central Athens, Sept 1, 2015.
 Former PM Antonis Samaras and his predecessor Costas Karamanlis also attended to the speech, along with a number of party officials from past and present.

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis gestures to his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Antonis Samaras attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party, who cheer him.
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis attends the New Democracy election campaign in Athens, among the supporters of the conservative party.
Supporters of the conservative party cheerGreek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis, during his speech.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis is seen watching the New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis during the rally, among the supporters of the conservative party.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis addresses his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.
Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis gestures to his supporters during a rally of the conservative party in the center of Athens.









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