A closed prison is also a closed account with Tyrranny. It is neither a sight nor an architectural work of art, but the mass grave of thousands of bodies that were imprisoned, tortured, deprived and burned to death not ever seeing the sun again without the bars or a break. When you look at a prison, think of how many people were subjected to the violence of isolation, how many were buried alive in solitary confinement, how many were deprived of their families, their people, their self- evident right to freedom. How many marched in sections through the wing courtyards, turning into each wall again and again, how many lost what was most
beautiful in themselves and became alienated, emotionally humiliated and cold.
In these cells the Greek state once imprisoned people who fought for the freedom of this country, people who resisted decay and misery, people who could not reconcile themselves to a life of submission and rebelled. In these cells, the Greek state murdered fighters who did not cooperate, who did not repent and whose death became a symbol of resistance and freedom. Today, the Greek state is still murdering people in its prisons because they are claiming, outside of bribes and favours, their self-evident rights. Because they do not bow down to their captors, but they demand better conditions of detention, they demand better lives, and they not sign their death in silence.
Today, the Greek state is murdering hunger striker Thanasis Pikasis, by transferring him from Korydallos prison to Agios Stefanos prison in Patra, in revenge, depriving him of the right to continue his studies. Because the chief oppressors of the state, such as the director of Korydallos prison Maria Stefi and sergeant Kostas Labropoulos, are not content with the daily punishment of confinement to which a prisoner is subjected: they want to see him crushed, overwhelmed by the wear and tear, submitting to their dictates, working for their interests, silenced and bowing his head.
The struggle of the hunger striker Thanasis Pikasis, is a struggle for the continuation of life, equal rights and dignity for all prisoners in Greek prisons. That is why we will stand by him until the end – until victory.
The destruction of prison is the punishment of punishment
Victory to the hunger strike (since 5TH of July) of the fighter Thanasis Pikasis
Open assembly in solidarity with the hunger striker Thanasis Pikasis
source: Act For Freedom