Exarcheia: Political Life Suffocated by State Surveillance
A planned systemic attack on Athens' Exarcheia district has accelerated recently with forced evictions, police patrols, searches and the normalization of violence by police.
A planned systemic attack on Athens' Exarcheia district has accelerated recently with forced evictions, police patrols, searches and the normalization of violence by police.
In recent years, gentrification has significantly altered the historic Athenian district of Exarcheia, known for its anti-authoritarian and anti-fascist culture. Unicorn Riot previously examined some of the facets of gentrification and the impacts it’s having on the district, specifically Exarcheia Square and Strefi Hill.
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