Greek left wing and labour movement defends RCTV decision

This statement has been signed by the most important representatives of the Greek trade union and left wing organisations, including Manolis Glezos a hero of the Anti-Nazi movement in Europe (1941-45), who at the age of 19 in 1941 removed, with danger to his own life, the Nazi flag from the Acropolis - Parthenon.

Solidarity letter of the Greek Committee of "HANDS OFF VENEZUELA!" campaign with the Venezuelan people signed by 100 elected representatives of the Greek Labour Movement and personalities of the Greek Left (intellectuals, politicians, mayors, trade unionists, councillors etc)

Upon learning about the challenges and the attacks of the Venezuelan oligarchy and its powerful protectors around the world against the Bolivarian Revolution, we would like to express our solidarity to the people of Venezuela and our support for the efforts of the democratically elected Government to protect public information from the reactionary conservative alliance.

The Government of Venezuela was legitimately elected and has the right not to renew the license of a TV channel that participated directly in the organization of the military coup in 2002 and which constantly encourages a new coup attempt.

We believe that this international attempt to present the Government of Hugo Chavez as an "enemy of the freedom of the press" is outrageous and aims only to slander the important social reforms in favour of the people of Venezuela. These attempts should be militantly condemned from every progressive citizen of the world!

  1. Manolis Glezos - author, veteran of the National and European anti - Fascist Resistance 1941-45, ex - member of the Greek parliament and of the European parliament, historical leader of the Greek Communist movement
  2. Livieratos Dimitris - author, historian of the Greek Left movement, veteran of the Greek Communist movement
  3. Ioannis Dragassakis - member of the Greak Parliament (SIRIZA), ex minister, member of the Central Political Commitee of "Synaspismos" (Coalition of the left")
  4. Yannis Panagopoulos - president of the General Confederation of Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  5. Spyros Papaspyros - President of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  6. Giorgos Koutelakis - Mayor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  7. Stavros Kontos - Mayor of the "Nea Filadelfeia" town
  8. Alekos Kalyvis - Vice president of the General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  9. Papantoniou Kostas - Vice president of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  10. Ilias Vrettakos - B' Vice president of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  11. Illias Illiopoulos - General Secretary of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  12. Nora Katseli - Actress, member of the National Council of PASOK (Greek Socialist Party), ex member of parliament
  13. Panagiotis Lafazanis - member of the Political Secretariat of "Synaspismos" (Coalition of the Left), ex member of the Greek parliament
  14. Dimitris Agavanakis - member of the leading council of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI), member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
  15. Dimitris Stratoulis - member of the Political Secretariat of "Synaspismos" (Coalition of the Left)
  16. Toumanidis Pavlos member of the Central Committee of the "Democratic Social Movement" (DIKKI) and member of the leading council of the National Federation of the workers in "Olympic Airways"
  17. Ioakimidis Kostas - member of the Central Committee of DIKKI
  18. Kafritsas Dimitris - member of the Central Committee of DIKKI
  19. Souleles Christos - Organisational Secretary of the General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  20. Stathis Anestis - member of the Executive committee of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  21. Andreas Kollas - member of the Executive committee of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  22. Lila Dimitriadou - member of the Executive committee of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  23. Vangelis Moutafis - member of the Executive committee of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  24. Philipos Thomas - member of the Executive committee of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  25. Maria Fragiadaki - member of the leading council of General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  26. Kostas Goutzamanis - Vice President of the Workers' Centre of Athens (EKA)
  27. Bisila Yota - Member of the leading council of the Workers' Centre of Athens (EKA)
  28. Kontonis Christos - Member of the leading council of the Workers' Centre of Athens (EKA)
  29. Kouloumparitsis Panagiotis - Member of the leading council of the Workers' Centre of Athens (EKA)
  30. Theodossis Thomadakis - editor, author, translator of the works of Leon Trotsky in Greek, veteran of the Greek Communist movement
  31. Yannis Papadatos - Teacher of the Athens University, member of the leading committee of the "Left Initiative" tendency in PASOK
  32. Panagiotis Drakoulis - Vice Mayor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  33. Sourvinos Aggelos - B' Vice Mayor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  34. Iakovaki Marina - C' Vice Mayor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  35. Tzoulakis Stavros - President of the Municipal Council of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  36. Chahikalis Panagiotis - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  37. Fotis Mazarakis - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  38. Karoumpas Giorgos - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  39. Tsiapis Panagiotis - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  40. Vourgoutzis Vasileios - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  41. Tsamasidou Roubini - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  42. Bechlivanidis Panagiotis - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  43. Kastoris Theodoros - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  44. Stavrinidis Theodoros - Municipal Councillor of the "Nea Smyrni" town
  45. Besiou Vasiliki - president of the Institute of Statistics of Workers' Centre of Athens (EKA)
  46. Christos Koniaris - member of the General Council of the General Confederation of the Workers in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  47. Fotopoulos Nikos - President of the Federation of the workers in the electricity company of Greece (GENOP - DEI)
  48. Koukos Stavros - President of the Federation of the Bank Employees in Greece (ΟΤΟΕ)
  49. Koutsiompelis Stavros - President of the Federation of the workers in the public hospitals (POEDIN)
  50. Papadeas Christos - President of the Union of the Workers in the Air-transports
  51. Georghakis Labros - President of the Union of the workers in "Ο.Λ.Α.Α.Π"
  52. Mikoniatis Yannis - Vice president of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  53. Alvanos Giorgos - Vice president of the National Federation of the Workers in the Ministrie of Culture (POSIPO)
  54. Charisis Giorgos - Vice president of the National Federation of the Municipal Workers (POE - OTA)
  55. Pepes Zois - Member of the Executive Committee of the National Federation of the Bank Workers in Greece (ΟΤΟΕ)
  56. Diamantopoulos Iordanis - Organizational Secretariat of the Union of the Technician in the Greek Electricity Company
  57. Barbayannis Vasilis - General Secretary of the National Federation of the workers in the Ministry of the National Defence (POIETHA)
  58. Kritikos Kostas - General Secretary of the National Federation of the Unions of the workers in the computer science (POSYPL)
  59. Agelakoudas Apostolos - General Secretary of the National Federation of the workers in the Outside Guard (POYEF)
  60. Fisekis Andreas - Treasurer of the National Federation of the workers in the Outside Guard (POYEF)
  61. Thomas Michalatos - member of the Executive Committee of the Union of The Technicians in the Greek Electricity Company (ETE DEI)
  62. Vasillis Bampoukis - member of the Executive Committee of the Union of The Technicians in the Greek Electricity Company (ETE DEI)
  63. Zarokostas Kostas - member of the leading council of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  64. Raptasios Labros - member of the leading council of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  65. Nikos Kipos - Treasurer of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  66. Damigos Giorgos - member of the leading council of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  67. Ioanna Androulaki - member of the leading council of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  68. Politis Alexandros - Curator of member of the leading council of the Union of the Employees in the National Bank of Greece (SIETE)
  69. Panagiotis Tsintonis - Organizational Secretary of National Union of the Employees in the Archaeological places - (PEIFA)
  70. Vasilis Petropoulos - member of the General Council of the National Federation of the Municipal Workers (POE - OTA), member of PAME (union front of the Communist Party of Greece KKE)
  71. Nikos Skarmoutsos - General Secretary of the National Union of the contract workers in the Ministry of Culture
  72. Katerina Chamilaki - member of the Executive Committee of the National Federation of the Workers with private contract in the Public Sector (POEIDD)
  73. Spyros Samartzis - member of the Executive Committee of the National Federation of the Workers with private contract in the Public Sector (POEIDD)
  74. Konstantinos Ikonomou - President of the pensionists of the National Union of the Bus Drivers in the Public Transports (OASA)
  75. V. Vogiatzopoulos - Member of the Leading Council of the National Federation of the Bank Workers in Greece (ΟΤΟΕ)
  76. S. Saxonis - Member of the Leading Council of the National Federation of the Bank Workers in Greece (ΟΤΟΕ)
  77. Ikonomou Kostas - President of the National Union of the Employees in the Archaeological places - (PEIFA)
  78. Prokopis Mantopoulos - President of the National Federation of the workers in the Research Centres and Institutes (POEEK - I)
  79. Kostas Tournavikis - Secretary of the National Federation of the workers in the Research Centres and Institutes (POEEK - I)
  80. Loukas Kardaras member of the leading council of the National Federation of the Workers in the Ministry of Environment
  81. Eleni Protopapa - member of the leading council of the National Union of Veterinaries (PEKDY)
  82. Michas Dimitris - General Secretary of the sport branch of General Confederation of the Employees in the Public sector (ADEDI)
  83. Yannis Papageorgopoulos - Vice Secretary of the National Federation of the Workers in the Ministry of Culture (POSIPO)
  84. Dimitra Chalikia - General Secretary of the worker' s Union in "ΜΟΔ ΚΠΣ"
  85. Chioni Dimitra - President of the National Federation of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  86. Vroulidakis Vagelis - Secretary of the National Federation of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  87. Sirakos Apostolos - Vice President of the National Federation of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  88. Papageli Elisavet - B' Vice president of the National Federation of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  89. Siomos Yannis - President of the United Union of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  90. Gratsanis Petros - Secretary of the United Union of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  91. Philipos Thomas - Vice President of the United Union of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  92. Dimitrakopoulos Giorgos - Treasurer of the United Union of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  93. Papadopoulou Vana - Responsible of the Public Relations of the National Federation of the Employees in the Ministry of Trade
  94. Nikos Samaras - Secretary of the Union of the Employees in the toll post Company "ΤΕΟ Α.Ε"
  95. Ntinos Razios - member of the leading council of the National Federation "ΟΣΥΝΑΕ"
  96. Theodoridis Nassos - lawyer, member of "Synaspismos", member of the leading committee of the "Red-Green network" tendency
  97. Stathis Stasinos - Member of the prefecture committee of "Synaspismos" in Athens
  98. Dimitris Katsoridas -Author, Scientist collaborator of the Statistic Institute of the General Confederation of the Workers in Greece (GSEE)
  99. Takis Mastrogianopoulos author, member of the Initiative For the Unity of the Greek Left
  100. Stelios Mataragas - Unionist, ex President of the Bank employees in the islands Kefalonia and Ithaki
  101. Zoi Georgiou - engineer - member of the council of the Union of the workers in the company "ΑΣΠΡΟΦΟΣ"