Annual protest in Athens

Thursday November 17 is the anniversary of the “Polytechnic” protests in Athens and could spark widespread violence in the city, warned Exclusive Analysis.

The uprising, which first took place in 1973, was a huge demonstration against the Greek military junta. Now an annual protest it stands for the fight against the abolishment of civil rights and the imprisonment or torture of politicians and citizens based on their political beliefs.

According to Exclusive Analysis, the event’s anniversary will be commemorated by left-wing and anarchist activists, who are likely to stage violent demonstrations. Police in Athens are preparing for street fighting and property damage to retail and bank assets.

While the demonstrations on November 17 are repeated annually, this year they will be fired up by the citizens’ anger over Greek austerity measures. A number of anarchists interpret the measures as similar to the junta’s rule in the 1960s and 1970s.

The protests will be angrier than in recent years, possibly resulting in rioting if a protester is injured or killed by the police, said the political risk consultants.

Exclusive Analysis warned that assets associated with the IMF, EU or ECB are especially endangered because of the eurozone crisis. They are likely to be designated as relating to the junta and could be victim to terrorist attacks by anarchist militant groups.