12:00 (GMT +2): Thousands of people gathered in central Athens, Patras, Thessaloniki and other marches have not yet begun, because more and more people to the streets. Thousands of cops are also gathering around the collection points, trying to intimidate protesters. As reported by the authorities, police forces have been moved to Athens from other cities to join the plan to suppress the statements.
12:30 (GMT +2) Athens: "preventive" detention workers grassroots trade unions. Thousands of people are still going. A set of secret police around Exarcheia and adjacent streets.
Thessaloniki: Demonstrators marched secret police.At the beginning of the march was broken a few security cameras.
Patras: More than 4 thousand people marching down the main streets of the city. Migrants have also joined the demonstration.
12:50 (GMT +2) Athens: Demonstrating enormous. Several reports that she is more demonstrations of general strikes last year. The protesters provoked a corrupt president of the General Confederation of Greek Workers, Panagopulosa. PAME (syndicalist union "Communist" Party), as always, organized a separate demonstration, which also thousands of people.Head demonstration has already reached Syntagma Square opposite the Parliament, while thousands of people not yet started to move. The secret police continued to detain people with backpacks.
12:53 (GMT +2) Athens: Demonstration - one of the biggest in Athens in recent years. Excellent weather and good mood. People are slowly moving towards Syntagma.
13:40 (GMT +2) Athens: Thousands of people in Syntagma Square. Trying to dispel the crowd, the police waters all around the tear gas.Moments before the parliament threw molotyvymi.
13:57 (GMT +2) Athens: Demonstration of a fully flooded with tear gas and broken into many pieces. For all Athens skirmishes reported burned Cop motorcycles. Several arrests at random. People are trying to storm the building ministrerstva Finance at Syntagma Square.
14:10 (GMT +2) Athens resemble the gas chamber. Everywhere the tough fights, many protesters were injured, including the elderly and disabled. The set of elements in civilian clothes and hoods.People are still on the streets, they are protected.
14:28 (GMT +2) Thessaloniki: Police tried to cut the demonstration, attacking a large number of tear gas and stun grenades. The set of ATM broken, clashes continued on Aristotle's Square and surrounding streets.
15:05 (GMT +2) Athens: Groups of people gather in front of the parliament and call upon all to join. People from Exarcheia try to arrange a meeting. Many report that the number of the crowd - as a demonstration May 5, 2010 (about 250 thousand people!). Thousands of protesters are still on the streets around Exarcheia and propylene, they're trying to get to Syntagma Square.OMON forces blokuruyut street. In vmogih places in Athens, protesters threw stones at police uses tear gas and stun grenades. There have been arrests, their number is unknown. Central station were closed for a short time. A crowd of people still occupies Syntagma Square.
15:32 (GMT +2) The demonstrations in many cities throughout Greece, including Thessaloniki, Patras, Volos, Larissa, Heraklion, Arta, Yannine, Kozani, Agrinion, Naxos, Rethymnon, Serres, Kefallonii, Mytilene, etc.In the town of Drama municipality was briefly captured by the protesters.
15:38 (GMT +2) Athens: Thousands of people gather at Syntagma Square, where police cordon to protect the Houses of Parliament. All calls back to Syntagma. At least 30 people were arrested in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rector's counsel to prepare a violation of academic refuge. People are going to Omonia Square, preparing to march to Syntagma. Central subway station intentionally closed by the police.
16:10 (GMT +2) Athens: Police cleared in time, at least most of the Syntagma Square, attacking people with tear gas and using motorcycles.People are starting to come back. Over loudspeakers calling people to an evening meeting of the parliament. Central subway station reopened.
Thessaloniki: The secret police arresting people at random. The clashes around the Aristotelian Square a few minutes ago. Protesters attacked a police station in the Ano Polis, using Molotov cocktails.
16:30 (GMT +2) Athens: One of the protesters received severe burns from a tear gas canister and taken to the hospital.He received a severe knee injury. To date, confirmed the detention of at least 20 people and 4-5 arrests. Motorcycle cop trying to fight off the protester near Syntagma Square, but the 2 police officers are attacked with Molotov cocktails, and their bike lights (photo) . People are trying to organize an evening concert in Syntagma Square.Most people stay on it as much as could hold.
Thessaloniki: 100-200 protesters are marching on Aristotle police station in solidarity with those arrested included therein.
16:50 (GMT +2) Athens: Covered call to gather at Syntagma Square at 19.00. By this time confirmed injured six demonstrators. Set of police motorcycles and police commandos are going along the avenue Aleksandras.
Hair: 3 animated demonstrations with the total number of participants at about 3-4 thousand people.
17:37 (GMT +2) Athens: After a break has occurred on at least one collision on Syntagma Square.The police attempted to disperse the crowd, and at least one person was beaten a dozen police officers, then arrested. The situation is increasingly heating up; Syntagma metro station is closed again.
18:35 (GMT +2) Athens: the crowd of several hundred people were pulled out of the ground benches on Syntagma Square to support the fire lit by them before Parliament. The police tried to disperse the crowd, but people stayed put.After a while the police dispersed the crowd, forming a cordon around it, and then aggressively chased her away, attacked with tear gas and beatings.
20:07 (GMT +2) Athens: At the moment everything is calm, the crowd dispersed, although several hundred people holding a meeting in the cut. 23 confirmed the detention, 9 of which are reclassified to the arrests. Photos and videos will be a little later.
22:00 (GMT +2) Athens: About 20-25 people are trapped near the entrance to the hotel "Great Britain" at Syntagma Square. They are surrounded by police, and most likely will be delayed.An hour ago, 70 people captured the Hellenic Association of foreign press. This seizure has ended.
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