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Communist Party of Greece

Type: Organization

Name: Communist Party of Greece (??µµ????st??? ??µµa ????da?, KKE, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas, Communist Party of Greece (Greece), KKE, CPG)

Nationality: Greece

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Communist Party of Greece (Greece)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Greek workers continue to move left

Sofia Theodoropoulou, an Athens activist of the revolutionary socialist organisation Okde, spoke to AWL members at the Lutte Ouvriere fete near Paris on 18-20 May.The last elections in Greece, in May and June 2012, showed a big movement to the left in ... [Published Workers Liberty - May 21 2013]

Entities: Syriza, Workers, Communist Party of Greece

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

This week in history: May 20-26

25 years ago: Soviet pullout from Afghanistan under siege by US-backed jihadistsUnnamed “Western diplomats” from Islamabad, Pakistan announced May 24, 1988 that the increasing US-backed military assault on Afghan troops was delaying the scheduled Soviet ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 20 2013]

Entities: Victoriano Huerta, Zacatecas (Mexico), Communist Party of Greece, Workers, Concepcion del Oro (Mexico)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Communist Party of Greece

Are the far-left and the far-right comparable? Which is more dangerous to society?

Anti-fascism is a big concern for many on the socialist left. Their definition of fascism can be quite elastic and always seems to exclude ultra-reactionary Islamists (who are often seen as an oppressed minority) but usually encompasses even those mildly ... [Published Politics.ie - May 10 2013]

Entities: Communist Party of Greece, Nazi, Soviet Union

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Thousands of Europeans rally against austerity on May Day

MADRID--Workers hit by lower living standards and record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade euro zone governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.Thousands of protesters ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 02 2013]

Entities: Protesters, Workers, protest, Communist Party of Greece

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 10 reports

Workers stage May Day protests across Europe

Workers hit by lower living standards and record high unemployment have staged May Day protests across Europe, hoping to persuade eurozone governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.Thousands of protesters marched in central ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 02 2013]

Entities: Workers, protest, Protesters, Unemployment, Greece

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Violence erupts in Istanbul as Europe marks May Day

Strikes and rallies have been held across Europe to mark May Day, with protesters venting their anger over austerity measures being implemented in many financially-struggling countries.Protesters clashed with police in the Turkish capital Istanbul, while ... [Published ABC Online - May 02 2013]

Entities: Protesters, Police, protest, Madrid

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Thousands rally against European austerity on May Day

MADRID (Reuters) - Workers hit by lower living standards and record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade euro zone governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth. Thousands ... [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - May 01 2013]

Entities: Eurozone, Protesters, Workers, Unemployment

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Fresh Bid to Donate Blood to Greeks Only Sparks Outrage

A Greek journalist has been attacked by Golden Dawn members at a hospital in Tripoli, Peloponnese, after he filmed the group holding a voluntary blood donation to Greeks only.The unnamed reporter said that neo-Nazi thugs intimated him to delete video ... [Published International Business Times UK - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Neo-Nazism, Donations, Communist Party of Greece

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

Greece: Migrants Shot Following Pay Dispute

Organiser Steve Cram's been speaking with Sun FM about the up-coming runs.The inquest heard how Michael Atherton shot three members of his family on New Years Day 2012.Most readScott and Sam are to trek the whole of the UK coastline for 2 charities.Neil ... [Published Sun fm103.4 - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Greece, Varda (Greece), Michael Atherton, Workers, Communist Party of Greece

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

KKE: Papariga steps down after 22 years

Dimitris Koutsoumpas was elected late Saturday to the post of secretary general of the Communist Party of Greece, KKE. He replaces Aleka Papariga, previously Greece’s only female leader of a political party with lawmakers, who had led the party since ... [Published Capital.gr - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Communist Party of Greece, Aleka Papariga, Greece, Leadership

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Greek communist party gets first new leader in 22 years

AFPATHENS -- Greece's anti-European communist party, the KKE, elected a new leader replacing veteran female politician Aleka Papariga after her 22-year continuous run, the party announced Sunday.“The new central committee has elected Dimitris Koutsoumbas ... [Published China Post - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Communist Party of Greece, Aleka Papariga, Anti-European, Greece, Anti-Capitalism

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Greek Communist party leader steps down after 22 years, new chief elected

ATHENS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Greek Communist Party (KKE) leader Aleka Papariga stepped down after 22 years at the post of the Secretary Secretary and another party veteran, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, was elected as her successor on Sunday.Papariga, aged 68, ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: Communist Party of Greece, Aleka Papariga, Greek Communist Party, Crisis, Athens

Quotes

"Our message today is very clear: 'Enough with these policies which hurt people and make the poor poorer,'" said Ilias Iliopoulos, general secretary of public sector union ADEDY

Thousands of Europeans rally against austerity on May Day [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 02 2013]

Addressing tens of thousands of people packed into St Peter's Square for his weekly general audience, he said: "I think of how many, and not just young people, are unemployed, many times due to a purely economic conception of society, which seeks selfish profit, beyond the parameters of social justice."

Workers stage May Day protests across Europe [Published Herald Scotland - May 02 2013]

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Greek workers continue to move left [Published Workers Liberty - May 21 2013]
This week in history: May 20-26 [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 20 2013]
Trial statement of Polykarpos Georgiadis [Published 325 - May 19 2013]
Are the far-left and the far-right comparable? ... [Published Politics.ie - May 10 2013]
Athens mayor bans fascist demonstration [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 04 2013]
Thousands of Europeans rally against austerity ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 02 2013]
In pictures: May Day around the world [Published World News Australia - May 02 2013]
Greek unions hold one-day general strike [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 02 2013]
Workers stage May Day protests across Europe [Published Herald Scotland - May 02 2013]
Violence erupts in Istanbul as Europe marks May... [Published ABC Online - May 02 2013]
Europeans rally against austerity on Workers' Day [Published Himalayan Times - May 01 2013]
Protesters rally across Europe on May Day [Published Southland Times - May 01 2013]
Workers reject austerity, ‘slave labor’ – May D... [Published Kuwait Times - May 01 2013]
May Day: Thousands rally against European auste... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 01 2013]
May Day: Thousands rally against European auste... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 01 2013]
May Day rioters clash with police as protests b... [Published Mail Online UK - May 01 2013]
Europe May Day protests [Published Dominion Post - May 01 2013]
Protesters rally across Europe on May Day [Published Manawatu Standard - May 01 2013]
Protesters rally across Europe on May Day [Published Dominion Post - May 01 2013]
May Day protests across Europe [Published Timaru Herald - May 01 2013]
Thousands rally against austerity in Europe to ... [Published eKathimerini.com - May 01 2013]
Thousands rally in May Day protests- PHOTO [Published World Bulletin - May 01 2013]
Thousands rally against European austerity on M... [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - May 01 2013]
Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Fresh Bid to Donate Blood ... [Published International Business Times UK - Apr 29 2013]
Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English,... [Published Hellenic Resources Network - Apr 22 2013]
Greece: Migrants Shot Following Pay Dispute [Published Sun fm103.4 - Apr 18 2013]
Greece: Migrants Shot Following Pay Dispute [Published Heart Radio - Apr 18 2013]
A left-wing government in Portugal? Don’t hold ... [Published New Statesman - Apr 18 2013]
Poll: SYRIZA marginal lead over ND [Published Capital.gr - Apr 18 2013]
Aleka Papariga's mixed legacy [Published eKathimerini.com - Apr 17 2013]

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Trial statement of Polykarpos Georgiadis [Published 325 - May 19 2013] In August 2008, Thessaloniki anarchists Vangelis Chrysochoidis and Polykarpos Georgiadis were arrested alongside infamous bank robber—and “the most wanted man in Greece” —Vassilis Palaiocostas. The authorities charged them and others with the kidnapping ...