Greek Communist Youth Rally at French Embassy in Solidarity with Protests in France

All images via the KKE

On the afternoon of October 19, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that members and friends of the Greek Communist Youth (KNE) held a protest outside the French Embassy in Athens to express their solidarity with high school and university students, as well as workers in France, who have been taking to the streets in recent weeks.

In a statement, the Press Office of the Central Council of KNE salutes the massive mobilization of the people and youth in France. For the past month, they have flooded the country's streets, with the huge nationwide demonstrations on October 17 being the climax. As emphasized: “We express our solidarity with the just struggle of France’s high school and university students, as well as workers, for an education and a life in line with contemporary possibilities. We condemn the state’s orgy of repression that has resulted in dozens of serious injuries, including the amputation of a student’s hand caused by a stun grenade, and the arrest of hundreds of protesters. Once again, it has been demonstrated that state repression is an integral part of a state that is hostile to the people and the youth, and an essential accompaniment to anti-popular policies that crush the workers’ and people’s rights.

We are intensifying the struggle in our own country against our shared problems—the result of the EU’s war economy and preparations, soaring energy prices, and class barriers. School and university students, as well as workers in Greece are picking up the baton by joining the rallies organized by students, teachers and parents on 21 October, supporting the international dockworkers' strike on 30 October, and participating in the nationwide general strike in our country on 25 November.”

For more photos see: Militant mobilization of KNE at the French Embassy