Comrade Pola Roupa and comrade Nikos Maziotis were sentenced to 20 years in prison for their participation in the anarchist urban guerrilla organization Revolutionary Struggle (*Epanastatikós Agónas*, active between 2003 and 2017) under Article 187A of the Greek Penal Code (Greece’s anti-terrorism legislation). Both claimed political responsibility for the organization immediately following their arrest in April 2010.
Today, 16 years after the initial crackdown on Revolutionary Struggle, comrade Nikos remains a prisoner within the jails of the “democracy.” Although he has already served four-fifths of his sentence (as of November 2024), he continues to be subjected to an exceptional regime: he is the first political prisoner (without a life sentence) to remain incarcerated despite having met all legal requirements for parole three years ago. This is by no means a coincidence. He is being subjected to this exceptional treatment due to his steadfast and dignified stance: he does not renounce his convictions, makes no declarations of remorse or recantation, does not discredit his actions or the history of Revolutionary Struggle, and makes no concessions—asserting to all: revolutionaries are neither “re-educated” nor “morally reformed.”
Furthermore, the State is also taking vengeance on comrade Pola by imposing a financial penalty that is effectively perpetual—a measure taken for political reasons and driven by clearly political motives. The financial debt owed to the State—stemming from fines and court costs—has reached an exorbitant figure, totaling 45,000 euros. At the same time, she is barred from accessing or using any of her own property. All of this amounts to a situation where she is being held hostage for life—a colonization of her existence through debt, an organized strategy of economic strangulation designed to ultimately lead to imprisonment.
We are launching this initiative to provide political and material support to our anarchist comrade Nikos Maziotis, who remains imprisoned within the Greek democratic state’s penal system. We also stand in solidarity with our comrade Pola Roupa, who remains subject to restrictive measures until 2030, in addition to bearing the crushing debts imposed upon her.
To make financial contributions or offer solidarity, you can do so via Borrokan or directly through the Athens-based Assembly in Support of Nikos and Pola:
synallil-roupamaziotisotis@spivnet.net
Sent to La Zarzamora