1973 Athens Polytechnic

Three metro stations to close on Saturday due to Polytechnic uprising celebrations, says police

Athens metro station will close on Saturday due to the events celebrating the Athens Polytechnic uprising and following Greek police’s orders.

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The Polytechnic uprising is a symbol of the struggle for Democracy, says Dimitris Papadimoulis

“The Polytechnic uprising is a symbol of the struggle for Democracy. It does not have ‘owners’ and is blemished by bullying,” European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis said in a post on his twitter account on Friday, referring to a group of unknown individuals that earlier on Friday prevented a SYRIZA delegation from laying a […]

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Polytechnic uprising day is fo reflection on the values of freedom and democracy, says president Pavlopoulos

The anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising is most of all a commemoration of those that fought and particularly those who fell for democracy, underlined President of Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos in his message on Friday for the anniversary.

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March commemorating 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising ended at the U.S. Embassy

The annual march for the 43rd anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising ended at the U.S. Embassy late on Thursday evening, where protesters held banners and shouted anti-American and anti-Fascist slogans. They were met on their arrival by a line of police vans ranged in front of the embassy building.

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