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“Self-Defense on All Levels:” How an Autonomous Athens Neighborhood Beat a €15M Eviction Plan
When a quadcopter’s buzz cuts through the August night above Athens’s Prosfygika housing block, it does not raise eyebrows anymore. In front of the neighborhood’s […]
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Exarcheia Under Siege: The Battle Against Gentrification in Athens
The fight against the transformation of the neighborhood is a daily struggle made by people who only arm themselves with the strength of their political convictions to fight. By their daily presence in the neighborhood, and by their sheer determination, they manage to resist property developments, sometimes successfully, sometimes at a loss.