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#Exarcheia under siege: Behind the Saturday's Riot They Don’t Want You to understand
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rdJzOTp9a_Y&si=c1C760yuJ56GzUH9
It is obvious the neighborhood of Exarcheia is changing in a violent way, but that is not due to riots or protests.
On the Saturday night of April 19th 2025, dozens of anarchists attacked with Molotov the scores of riot policemen that had encircled a live gig taking place in Strefi Hill of Exarcheia, in support of the people in Palestine. The public discussion that followed the fierce riot that unfolded and the threats made by members of the greek government to crush the anarchist movement in the neighbourhood, was about the events of that night, but purposely avoided addressing the reasons that led to that.
Exarcheia has always been a place under siege and attack. But in the last few years, the transformation of the neighborhood is taking place through systemic violence, with #gentrification as a weapon. Once a cradle of radical thought and political resistance, the neighborhood is now the site of what many describe as an occupation.