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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-03-18
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[01] Anti-war rally held at Syntagma Square in Athens
[01] Anti-war rally held at Syntagma Square in Athens
An anti-war rally was held on Saturday afternoon at Syntagma Square in
Athens, that joined its voice with 200 other cities all over the world
against war, on a day that marks the third anniversary of the outbreak
of war in Iraq. Participating in the rally were the General
Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE), the Civil Servants Supreme
Administrative Council (ADEDY), the Athens Labour Centre (EKA), the
Greek Social Forum and the "Stop the war alliance", as well as many
labour, student and Palestinian organisations.
Shortly after 3.30 in the afternoon, the demonstrators headed for the
U.S. embassy in Athens, shouting such anti-war slogans as "resistance
to planet terrorism", "occupation is war", "stop all wars" and "hands
off Syria and Iran."
Accompanied by the popular orchestra of composer Mikis Theodorakis and
songs by Maria Dimitriadis, Sotiria Leonardou and Yiannis Thomopoulos,
the anti-war movement and labour unions raised a "cry of concern"
against all wars, both those under way and the impending ones that have
been announced in advance, according to actor Stefanos Lineos who
signalled the beginning of the event.
"We few people who are here today know that many who are in their homes
will find out about it when the fire reaches their yards," he said.
ADEDY President Spyros Papaspyros said on his part that wars take place
for the control of citizens and of working people and for geocratic
interests which abolish everything that peoples have achieved.
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