While the Greek society is watching the post-election fables of the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government in an almost dormant state, incarcerated anarchists and combative prisoners in the galleys of democracy have once again decided to clash with the Power and its laws, using hunger strike and abstention from prison food as weapons of their struggle.
Continue reading Hunger strikes in Greek prisons – A brief chronicle of the past few days
According to latest updates via the Radiozones of Subversive Expression (radio98fm.org), as of March 4th 2015 anarchist prisoner of war Panagiotis Michalakoglou, currently held in the prison of Nigrita in Serres, begins a continued abstention from prison food in a minimum display of solidarity with the ten imprisoned members of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, who are on hunger strike since 2/3 in Koridallos prisons.
Continue reading Greek prisons: Panos Michalakoglou declared prison food abstention in support of the CCF members’ hunger strike (en/es)
In October 2014, anarchist Panagiotis (Panos) Michalakoglou and another comrade were sent in pretrial detention. They were arrested together on the 1st of October in Kolonaki, Athens, accused of aggravated possession of weapons and illegal possession of explosive (one hand grenade). From the outset, Michalakoglou claimed responsibility for the firearms found during the police raid in his home, and made it clear that his friend and comrade M.V. has no connection whatsoever to the case. In mid-October, Michalakoglou was taken to Nigrita prison, near Serres (where inmate Ilia Kareli was murdered by the screws), and the other comrade was transferred to Aghios Stefanos prison in Patras. Below are words from Panos Michalakoglou.
Continue reading Greek prisons: Letter of comrade Panos Michalakoglou, held in pretrial detention