Solidarity protest to anarchist Nikos Romanos on hunger strike [Gennimatas Hospital, 25/11/2014]
25 November 2014 ~ Video from the solidarity protest to anarchist Nikos Romanos on hunger strike since 10 November 2014, held in Gennimatas hospital in Athens, Greece following the rapid deterioration of his health.
Nikos Romanos is demanding to be able to make use of educational leaves to attend university classes, while by studying in prison he has succeeded in the admission exams. Any other prison inmate is entitled to university prison leaves that Romanos is denied, because of his anarchist political beliefs. The greek State also punishes him because of his defiant stance in denying to attend an award ceremony where the greek Minister of Justice handed awards to prison inmates that succeeded in the university ebtrance exams.
Nikos is currently in Athens general hospital Gennimatas, under a strong custody of the police. Physician Pantelia (Lina) Vergopoulou, who visited him on 28/11, reports that the comrade remains in a critical condition with life-threatening complications.
Anarchist prisoner Yannis Michailidis is also on hunger strike since November 17, 2014, as a form of solidarity with the struggle of Nikos Romanos. Few days ago, Yannis Michailidis also needed to be hospitalized, after he was diagnosed with bradycardia. Yannis is currently in Piraeus general hospital Tzaneio, under a strong custody of the police.