IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Greek clampdown on opposition Shadow of the Colonels

· Socialist Challenge No. 22, 17 November 1977 · p. 11 of the scan · 754 words

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Formar oronror capoopowos dot, domg wo Anmony culna imitator He's now able to practice if in the relative luxury of Korydallos prison IT'S NOT just the West German Coverament which is using 'terrOT1SI11 down on oppositionists. Greece, which provided a staging post tor ane usy commodo on as Mogadishu mission, has incred CHaB aH HE aE II in mne run-up to uus weck s general election Five newspaper editors-and a ee-and sharped wih mora ed and charged responsihility for protests a gainse to warces cole 1 he Mogadisho raid. They ir tude lannis Felekis of Odo rayn, ine paper or tne cirg Communists, tbe Greek section Ot ine PoLnn aiernanon WORLD CONGRESS With two ocher far left groups ihe Olt breanised a tratest al Albens University, the day of the announcement of the Stam agninu Felekis also relate to an tiele on the tenth anniversary of Che Guevara's death and the publication in 1975 of the resoMartin Franch pares — North Africe si a secret West as an excuse to clamp the military dictatorsbip, AMNESTY lous was Internationalisi the Karamanlis of a megapbone!

IT-1C 13101 Jucions of the Tenth World Congross of the Fourth Internation M.LOC BEC DAIS LBEM may face rwo years in prison anyway for articles published in VLEE IVI SOMN SRIC TAI C other An Amnesty International rep head ot publiced dir the cri regione's record in bringing the ated' military torturers to justice. Foreven gien a speci hicken dinner on the teoth an LUSAL OJ LOC BIEHLES CUED Bur there's no sach lakness in Government's licamncol ot the lelt. Tnireen people were recently sentenceo to a cotat of 28 months in jail tot minor charges arisina out or a demonstration. One got three and a half years far possession lannis Felekis is no stranger to Greece's prison system. He spent Egine sonels, and has been repes edly harassed since. After his entitled: ATOL A CEBRERC CEAEUEA! cacuse lor 1976 Felekis told Red Weekiy:

intervention in Algoria. My arrest mase have looked like one of the more brutal scenes of TIR CYCMRE. S TOC DOC LIECh me to the ground, chey kicked me and beat me with their clubs ated that they ofien bit cach RIE TOLS INCY WOIC S IRELT *After a while they look me to a washbasio and shoved my water every time 135H faces were bruised and lacerThis was the sarne man who had been tortured for sea solid montbe by the military police a LOUDIL DU ALOS LOILE MESSAGE Ironically the editors were First Haken to kondolor wal the rather conpenial home of George Papadopolous, but the authoritake and transferred Felekis to The five managed to smugale out a message fram Korydalios are the clectoral dictutorship of Karamanlis'. AUSTRALIA: Brisbane police arrested 100 people protesting at the Queensland GovernWCINa ue Cumonsnn The protest was on the day of the scate election, whose resuit WiS 3 Corerone concais on he gerrymander is such th a the last clection the Lahor won more voks Wiat cither of the right-wing coali parties, LCWCS SCRE. TACINT MERL TIM CO stop ,the Aboriginals having the right to vole.

SOUTH AFRICA : Police las HCCH - anested 645 hlacks in raids on houses in the Pretoria township of Atteridgeville. USSR: Leading dissident Pyotr Cingorenko is belug allowed to leave the U'SSR for an opera but he told a conference of fears that be might noe be readmitred.

Burbese Communist 552 cropps were kille more chan 100 cantured heavy lighting in the north of the country last month PHILIPPINES: The Govern ment sasn that some $0,000 people have been killed fighting between che Govern ment and Moslem opposition ista since 1973.

EL SALVADOR: Ahout 1,300 for farm labourers occupied ibe Ministry of Lahour IAS week, inkine tao dabiet Sir isters hostage.

IRAN: 2,000 Tebran U'nivers ity sredents are boysorring HASSIE TIUL BURTEETUI ship.

TONE SIR LEE SATOIO DN students. The Shah is meeting President Carter this week to scus naman nans.

CHINA: China usod tbe 60th annivecsary of Russian Kevolson asthe occas on tor s sharp attack the Soviet leadership, which it described a 'a fascist party of the bureaucrar monopoly bourgepisie". But this didn't stop Chnirman (sie) Hua Kuo-fene attendine a lamis bocktail party ar the burenucrat monopoly embasay.

SPAIN: Santiago Carillo of the Spanish Communist Party homeser, refused to attend Sowiel Embaswy recention Madrid on the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. HLUD EC WEIL LO D CIMNCE DAR given by the King in bonour of President Bongo of Gabon.

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