On October 31, 2024, in a split second, the armed anarchist fighter
Kyriakos Xymitiris was killed while handling explosives
in an apartment on Arkadias Street in Ampelokipi. In this
moment of resistance and consistency, his life’s thread will be forever linked to the historical thread of urban guerrilla warfare, thus continuing the struggle of those who chose to devote themselves entirely to the revolutionary cause.

At the same time, anarchist comrade Marianna Manoura was seriously injured and taken to Evangelismos General Hospital, where her vindictive treatment and torture began. At the same time, the state narrative about a terrorist organization begins to take shape, leading to the arrest and detention of comrade Dimitris and anarchist comrade Dimitra Zarafeta on the basis of their connection to the apartment.

Subsequently, the same summary procedure is followed in the prosecution of anarchist comrade Nikos Romanos and A.K., on the grounds of the discovery of a fingerprint on a bag, a mobile object, found inside the house. Once again, we are spectators in a staged game of targeting anarchist identity and criminalizing comrade relationships, to which we will not remain indifferent.

A year later, we are here to declare that Kyriakos is present.
Because he lives through every small or big moment of direct action.
Through every moment that a piece of violence is returned to the world of power.

In these moments, he is here. Next to us, smiling at us. Because that’s how we got to know him, at strike rallies and anti-patriarchal
marches, in the struggles for imprisoned comrades, at open
assemblies for migrant women and anti-fascist actions,
smiling and optimistic. He was present in every clash, in every struggle against the gentrification of the Exarcheia neighborhood, in the poster-posting in defense of the squats, in every conspiratorial
offensive action against the mechanisms of repression, taking risks, with his gaze fixed on the target.

Following the call by anarchist comrades Marianna M. and
Dimitra Z. to designate October as a month of remembrance and action for the anarchist revolutionary Kyriakos Xymitiris, we decided to respond and contribute in our own way into preserving his memory and continuing the struggle for Palestine, which he himself would have fought for. Signals of solidarity with the struggling Palestinian people and all those who continue to fight for a world of solidarity, equality and freedom.

On October 14 and 21, we placed incendiary devices at the
entrances of Jumbo stores in Kolonos and Marousi, respectively. With these actions, we want to target this particular chain of stores
for its long-standing role as a labor camp and its decision to
expand into the genocidal state of Israel.

This company is notorious for its intensive, flexible working hours, starvation wages, violation of labor rights and non-payment of established benefits, vindictive dismissals and targeting of employees, as well as workplace accidents. Moreover, we cannot forget the “pioneering” proposal by Apostolos Vakakis, president of the Jumbo group, for a seven-day working week, a reduction in public holidays, and the deregulation of work-hour timeline. His audacity does not stop there, however, as he has chosen, for the strategic development of the group, to collaborate with
the Israeli company Fox Group and open stores in Israel.
Huge, ultra-luxurious stores, which in some cases resemble
golden castles, but which are not enough to make you forget the
atrocities being committed just a little further away.

For years now, every day in Palestine, Israel has been killing
civilians, children and journalists, bombarding, displacing, starving the population, destroying all infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and
trying in every way to wipe them out. The scenario of a supposed
ceasefire and return to normality took less than a week
to reveal its fragility, with Israel once again bombing refugee camps
under false pretences. After all, what normality did the West have in
mind for the Palestinians? A life under surveillance, in conditions of
apartheid, a life of fear. We, standing in solidarity with the struggle
of the Palestinian rebels, choose to target the Greek bosses who support Israel and seek profits at any cost. By holding them accountable for their responsibilities, we make them bear the cost. Because Palestine is a symbol of human dignity. A symbol of struggle.

Greece is not uninvolved. It supports the war politically, economically, and morally.

It participates by making the Souda base and ports available for use
to supply the Israeli war machine. It has ensured that
the islands are transformed into tourist resorts for IDF soldiers,
with Israeli investments popping up on every corner
(Airbnb, parking, restaurants, hotels, real estate offices) and
sign energy agreements for pipelines with Cyprus and Israel.

The abolition of the 8-hour working day and the imposition of the
13-hour working day, the new laws concerning educational restructuring in universities with disciplinary measures for students, the increasingly racist laws on immigration, and the new penal code with its stricter and more vindictive penalties, are proof that the state is arming itself. At the same time, it is arming itself not only
legislatively, but also materially. The state is installing security cameras on streets and in universities, establishing new security forces and purchasing military equipment. All this is happening at a time when it finds itself in a desperate position, trying to cover up
the crimes and scandals of the previous period (Tempi, Pylos,
OPEKEPE, etc.), while more and more often people are taking to the
streets. That is why we choose to arm our refusals, to collectivize our resistance, and to put forward anarchist ideals to fight until we walk the path illuminated by Kyriakos.

The raised fists of anarchist comrades Marianna and Dimitra, the
consistency, political commitment, and political defense of the memory of comrade Kyriakos at all costs, give us yet another reason to take a stand in the here and now.

Kyriakos Xymitiris, one of us, comrade forever on the streets of
fire.

The heart of resistance beats in Palestine

Freedom for those persecuted in the Ampelokipi case.

31/10 Everyone on the streets.

Cells of Antiviolence “Kyriakos Xymitiris”

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via: Athens.indymedia

Translated by Act for freedom now!