The rally and march commemorating the 50 years since the Polytechnic uprising against the junta in 1973
The uprising of the Polytechnic University remains “a beacon that lights the way to a more open
President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou
All outdoor gatherings were banned throughout Greece from Sunday 15 November at 06:00 until
The anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising, this great moment of the resistance against the nationally criminal seven-year junta (1967-1974), is an anniversary of remembrance of the fighters and the victims
Clashes between MAT riot police and some 200 individuals were continuing in Athens’ Exarchia district late on Tuesday, after the end of a march marking the 42nd anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic uprising.
About 6,000 policemen will be deployed around the Greek capital as part of the police force’s stringent security measures that have been announced ahead of the anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic uprising on Tuesday.
The defence of democracy and freedom must be continuous and undiminished, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday in his message for tomorrow’s anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising.
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris, On November 17th, Greece celebrated the 41st anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising, or simply, “To Polytechneio,” as the event is commonly referred to. This year was one for deep thought and reflection given that 2014 also marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the Greek military junta (1967-74). This memory, […]