Police attack on a demonstration for K. Sakkas (and my arrest for a video) - by @_giant_

By @_giant_, re-posted from Omnia TV and translated from Greek by @potmos

On Wednesday, July 10, a demo near the Acropolis was arranged in order to inform people about Kostas Sakkas’s hunger strike.

During the march, in which were about 150 people, slogans were written and leaflets were distributed, mostly in English, since the place is mostly a tourist destination.

When the march was stopped from continuing towards the Acropolis by police forces, it went on to Thissio through the pedestrian road, without an incident.

After a while, under the pretext that slogans were being written on walls, the march was attacked by a motorbike-mounted police force (DELTA), and arrests were made.

People protested the arrests and were attacked with flash-bang and teargas grenades.

#rbnews international show 30 March 2013 - Skouries: the march to Stratoni

On 30 March 2013 on #rbnews international, we discussed once again the issue of gold and copper mining in Skouries, Halkidiki, while the anti-mining movement was holding a demonstration from Ierissos to Stratoni, the village where mining company Hellas Gold has its local offices.

With me in the studio were @potmos and @menacius from OmniaTV and Georgia Anagnou (@ganagnou) from Exandas Documentaries, and discussed, among other things, the production of two recent documentaries on the Skouries issue: Greedy Profit (OmniaTV) and Cassandra's Treasure (Exandas).

We also interviewed Maria Kadoglou, who was participating in the march to Stratoni, Vasilis Tzimourtos, a lawyer from Ierissos who is provided legal assistance to people detained in the latest police sweep operation, and Perka Peti from the Technical Chamber of Greece, who participated in producing the Chamber's study on the anticipated impact of the mining operation.

You can listen to the podcast, as usual, after the jump.

Caso Menacius (2)

Por @inflammatory_, traducido por @aboubouka

La detencion del periodista ciudadano griego A.D. -utilizando el username @Menacius en el Twitter- ha provocado durante los dos últimos días la movilizacion de los usuarios de la Red, pidiéndo su liberación.

En el 6 de diciembre, durante las demostraciones organizados para conmemorar Alexis Grigoropoulos (el joven de 16 años que fue asesinado por un policía en el 6/12/2009), la policía griega realizo 21 arrestos y 46 detenciones de personas. Entre los detenidos, fue @Menacius, que en el momento estaba cubriendo la manifestación para Omnia.TV, un medio ciudadano digital. Aparte de periodista ciudadano, @Menacius es también conocido como miembro de la iniciativa internacional "un barco para Gaza". El activismo de @Menacius como periodista ciudadano es además evidente desde un artículo reciente en el periódico Kathimerini y se confirme por sus amigos y compañeros.

Estas características indican la gran importancia de su detención, dado que el momento de su detención @Menacius estada transmitiendo los enfrentamientos entre la policía y los manifestantes.

L’affaire @Menacius (Mise à jour: 16h30)

De @inflammatory_, traduit par @Krotkie

Le 6 décembre, au cours des manifestations organisées pour la commémoration de 3 ans depuis l’assassinat d’Alexandros Grigogoropoulos par un policier, la police aurait poursuivi 21 arrestations et 46 détentions. Parmi les arrêtés est A.D., connu au milieu de la communauté twitter grecque en tant que Menacius, qui est membre de l’initiative « A ship to Gaza » et contributeur de Omnia TV. C’est une affaire de grande importance, puisqu’il s’agit d’un citoyen qui couvrait les affrontements entre la police est les maniféstants.

L’activité de Menacius dans le cadre du journalisme citoyen a été traitée par un article du quotidien Kathimerini, concernant sujet, et son importance est évidente par les commentaires de ses amis et camarades. En plus, son arrestation s’inscrit dans le cadre de l’activité récemment très intense de la police, menée sous le principe de « tolérance zéro », accompagnée par des détentions préventives et des contrôles aléatoires des manifestants, pendant les manifestations du 6 décembre.

Caso Menacius

Por @Krotkie, traducido por @aboubouka

La detencion del periodista ciudadano griego A.D. -utilizando el username @Menacius en el Twitter- ha provocado durante los dos últimos días la movilizacion de los usuarios de la Red, pidiéndo su liberación.
En el 6 de diciembre, durante las demostraciones organizados para conmemorar Alexis Grigoropoulos (el joven de 16 años que fue asesinado por un policía en el 6/12/2009), la policía griega realizo 21 arrestos y 46 detenciones de personas. Entre los detenidos, fue @Menacius, que en el momento estaba cubriendo la manifestación para Omnia.TV, un medio ciudadano digital. Aparte de periodista ciudadano, @Menacius es también conocido como miembro de la iniciativa internacional "un barco para Gaza". El activismo de @Menacius como periodista ciudadano es además evidente desde un artículo reciente en el periódico Kathimerini y se confirme por sus amigos y compañeros.

About Menacius case

By @inflammatory_

On Dec 6, when demos were held to commemorate Alexis Grigoropoulos, the police reportedly proceeded to 21 arrests and 46 detentions. Among those arrested, was A.D. known as Menacius in the twitter community, who is a member of “A ship to Gaza” movement and an Omnia TV contributor. This fact is of great importance as it concerns a citizen who’s been covering live on Twitter the clashes between police and protesters. Menacius' citizen journalism activity is also evident from an article in Kathimerini newspaper on that topic and from comments his friends and comrades have made. On top of that, the arrest should be seen in the context of heavy policing taking place lately, along with the “zero tolerance” approach that police exercised with preventive detentions and stop-and-search tactics during Dec 6 demos.

Further updates on the issue will be aired on radiobubble web radio, posted on Omnia TV, Parallilografos blog and Athens Indymedia and #freemenacius hashtag on Twitter will keep you in the loop. There has been also a call to the Greek branch of Amnesty International to deal with the issue.

#freemenacius : hashtag for arrested @Menacius

By @Krotkie

Information on the young tweeterer arrested during the riots around Exarcheia square in downtown Athens on 6 December, is being delivered under the hashtag #freemenacius on twitter. @menacius is a well-known for his action on social networks activist (member of the initiative “A ship for Gaza and contributor to Omnia TV); according to eyewitnesses, he was arrested with absolutely no reason. For the moment, and while he is expected to meet the prosecutor, together with other arrested protesters, humor is prevailing in the Greek social networks concerning this topic, covering thoroughly how indignant are those who know him personally and confirm that he is definitely a peaceful and harmless person.