Police and fascist attacks on anarchist refugee centres (Greece) form pattern of collusion

Cafe Soli set alight by fascists

A pattern is developing: refugee centres in Greece organised by anarchists are being raided by police and/or set on fire by fascists – probably Golden Dawn. The latest attack has been on Cafe Soli, on the island of Chios. The centre was set alight and later the police arrested the occupants. Collusion between police and Golden Dawn is well known. Below are stories from several sources.

Some of the many grassroots migrant solidarity initiatives that have sprung up in Greece over the past year are in the process of being attacked by the country’s socialist government. In particular, the past week has seen the pressure ratcheted up against activists on two of the island ‘hotspots’ (refugee ‘processing’ sites with overcrowded detention camps). In Lesvos, the No Borders kitchen – an autonomous camp which has been running for five months – was evicted last…