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Police and protesters in Athens clash outside the parliament as the so-called “mother of all strikes” is underway in Greece. Around 125,000 people are taking part in the largest protest since financial turmoil began crippling the country. In front of the parliament building, sounds like flashbangs just off Syntagma Square, used by police to stun, attract loud boos whenever they go off, as RT's correspondent Sara Firth reports. Protesters are throwing Molotov cocktails at riot police, who are responding with tear gas. “It is getting very tense due to the several thousands of people who turned up for the protest, many of them are from youth movements,” reports RT’s Sara Firth direct from Athens. The 48-hour general strike has started on Wednesday ahead of the parliamentary vote on Thursday. Parliament is still pressing ahead with another key vote to squeeze spending even further to stave off a catastrophic national bankruptcy. Emergency powers have been invoked to force garbage crews to get back to work as an escalating campaign of strikes by public servants and other unions against austerity measures has crippled services in Greece. Garbage is left on every single street and corner. On Tuesday, which saw the 17th day of a collectors’ strike, Prime Minister George Papandreou issued a civil mobilization order. The country is caught between severe opposition at home and intense pressure from foreign investors. Many analysts share the opinion that over the past weeks and months the eurozone leaders should have adopted a different option from the very beginning of the entire crisis, and that now there is no Plan B. There have been talks of a possible default for Greece. In the meantime, the people of Greece seem to have reached breaking point from the authorities’ severe austerity measures.
Originally posted by diddy1234
The UK news network is too busy showing eviction of the Dale Farm pikeys (sorry I mean protesters).
A nice distraction bit of news compared to mass riots in Greece
no this is not related to OWS but thats not to say the whole world is #$&*ed up for the same reasons coast to coast and its time for change... but I do not believe it should be violent
Originally posted by outsidethesquare
is this in relation to OWS or is it just a mass protest following the strike they had a few weeks ago?
Originally posted by decepticonLaura
the channel owner has blocked viewing to my location also
those who can watch, can you give us a running commentary?
or at least keep us apprised
of major events?
fingers crossed for our poor greek brothers and sisters.... we're all in this with you!
Fortunately they are starting to wake up! I just visited an occupy gathering in Kelowna and I was amazed as to how many people in this small town are awake and very aware about what is going on.
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
My country (Canada) is too dumbed down from Justin Bieber, fluoride, and cheeseburgers. This will never happen in Canada as long as we continue to sleep. Our finance minister even had the parts to say that he has no idea why Canadians are participating in OWS because we have nothing to protest about
Right on Greece!
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
My country (Canada) is too dumbed down from Justin Bieber, fluoride, and cheeseburgers. This will never happen in Canada as long as we continue to sleep. Our finance minister even had the parts to say that he has no idea why Canadians are participating in OWS because we have nothing to protest about
Flaherty: Occupy movement has little to protest in Canada
Right on Greece!edit on 19-10-2011 by Corruption Exposed because: (no reason given)
he has no idea why Canadians are participating in OWS because we have nothing to protest about