The Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, announced on Friday, June 12th, that the Municipality of Athens is requesting a dialogue on the situation of the Prosfygika housing complex on Alexandras Avenue Haris Doukas proposes an open and organized dialogue including the government and the regional department of Attika. The statement also calls on political parties…

After a harsh and costly struggle, marked by the hunger strikes of Aristotelis Chantzis (129 days) and Suzon Doppagne (44 days), and a massive solidarity movement across Greece and internationally—which, in fact, led 33 Members of the European Parliament (from the Left, Greens, Socialists, and Non-Affiliated) to submit a question to the European Commission, the…

📆Wednesday 17.6. 21:00 pm CET🔗https://lecture.senfcall.de/sav-loj-48f-nxo Dear comrades, After several months of hard and dedicated struggle marked by the hunger strikes of Aristotelis Chantzis and Suzon Doppagne and a massive solidarity movement across Greece and internationally – which, in fact, led 33 Members of the European Parliament to submit a questionto the European Commission – the…

On Wednesday, June 17th at 20:00, comrades from squatted Errekalor neighborhood in the Basque Country will screen the short film “Utopia and other species” and speak about their community, which is being built since 13 years. Let’s unite two of the biggest squatted neighborhoods in Europe to connect our struggles and to strengthen internationalist connections!Online…

The Community of Squatted Prosfygika in this period of time is facing the 5th and largest attack in its 16 years of existance. The Regional Government of Attica, together with the Ministry of Culture and the Unemployment Service plan the „redevelopment“ of the Prosfygika Neighbourhood, which is in reality a full scale eviction plan of…

Why? Because the Community is under a concrete threat of eviction, funded with ESPA/NSRF funds from the EU. Goal of this delegation is, For the time in between and on the 5th there will be time to meet with NGOs and other organizations, politicians, groups and people, who are willing to listen and support the…

Another week full of events, cultural happenings, meetings, and all-day activities at the Community of Squatted Prosfygika! Monday, 1/6: Tuesday, 2/6: Wednesday, 3/6: Thursday, 4/6: Friday, 5/6: Saturday, 6/6: Sunday, 7/6: CHILDREN’S PROGRAM: ASSEMBLY OF SQUATTED PROSFYGIKA (SY.KA.PRO.) Mail: sykapro_squat@riseup.net Blog: sykaprosquat.noblogs.org Instagram: @sykapro_ Twitter: @Prosfygika

4 June – La Fleur en Papier Doré
Rue des Alexiens 55, Brussels
Time: 16.00 We invite members of the press, independent journalists, and international media to attend a public press conference on 4 June in Brussels concerning the ongoing struggle of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika in Athens, Greece. In the heart of Athens, a living…

No EU-Funds for the Eviction of the Community of Squatted ProsfygikaNo EU-Funds to kill the Hunger Strikers Aristotelis Chantzis and Suzon Doppagne For almost 120 days, Aristotelis Chantzis has carried out a hunger strike until death in defense of the Squatted Community of Prosfygika in Athens. Since May 1st, Suzon Doppagne has joined him on…

On May 24, hunger striker Aristotelis Chantzis was transported by ambulance to Aiginiteio Hospital after experiencing numbness in the head and blurred vision. From the neurological examination it was revealed absent tendon reflexes in the lower limbs, consistent with malnutrition. A brain CT scan was performed, revealing no acute pathology. On the doctors’ orders, he…

Another week full of events, cultural happenings, meetings, and all-day activities at the Community of Squatted Prosfygika! Tuesday, May 19: 18:30: Assembly in solidarity with the imprisoned and persecuted millitants 18:30: Open Assembly on the case of the torture of Vasileios Maggos Wednesday, May 20: 18:00: Open contemporary dance and improvisation lessons at Kioski 19:00:…

How does it work? 👉 Click on the following link to sign the open letter against the eviction to put pressure on the European Online-Form 👉 Share and publish the call further on your pages and in your networks Let’s build a common front to stop the eviction of Prosfygika. Victory to the hunger strikers…

ATHENS, Greece — May 16, 2026 A massive demonstration took place in the city centre on May 16, to fight the eviction of 400 people from the self-managed squatted community of Prosfygika in Ambelokipi on 101st day of unlimited hungerstrike of Aristoteles Chantzis. “Demonstration for Victory and Dignity – Hunger Strike Until Death, For The…

After 3 months of ignorance towards the demands of the hunger strikers Aristotelis Chantzis and Suzon Doppagne. From now on, we will flood all the embassies and Consuls of the Greek State globally, to increase the pressure on the greek state by the force of internationalist solidarity to cancel their plans to evict the community.…

The situation is critical:The issued concrete eviction and gentrification plans from the regional government with the aim to extinguish the self-organized community that is struggling in this liberated ground since 16 years, are still not cancelled! The answer of the community remains clear: no inch of land for the criminal state and capital, we will…

For 16 years, Prosfygika – the largest squat in Greece and most probably in Europe, spanning eight apartment blocks with more than 14 hectares – has brought together around 27 nationalities in a unique model of horizontal self-administration, self-sufficiency and communality. Through structures1 like a communal bakery, a children’s structure, a women’s structure, a health structure…

Letter to society, my family, my friends My name is Suzon Doppagne. I am a resident and member of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika, and today, May 1st, I begin a hunger strike until death, in defense of life. I have decided to stand alongside my comrade Aristotelis Chantzis, who today completes 86 days on…

The 1st of May has always been a day to defy the ruling system that wages a war on the people. It has always been a day to fight against class injustice, and murderous conditions. History shows that throughout the struggle of the oppressed, lives have always been sacrificed to defend life itself. Though we…

“In a local and international environment where states, institutions, and people are transforming to cope with a dystopian landscape of crises and globalized conflict, can our societies truly succeed? And if so, how? With which social imaginaries and which social examples?” (Sykapro, 2026). Right now, as Prosfygika faces another existential threat from the state, the…

Solidarity is our weapon !

We are in another week full of events, protest, assemblies and festivities. On sunday will also happen a big easter celbration. Come to visit and get to know the Community of Squatted Prosfygika in Alexandras Avenue.You can also find us daily in the hungerstrike support tent between 9.00-14.30 as well as 5.30-8.30! #saveprosfygika

International solidarity actions took place in defense of the self-managed Prosfygika neighborhood. ATHENS, Greece — April 5, 2026 An unlimited hunger strike in Athens has ended its second month as protesters oppose plans to evict around 400 people from the self-managed Squatted Community of Prosfygika in the city center. “Hunger Strike Until Death, For The…

A new Telegram channel was opened to inform about the situation in the Community of Squatted Prosfygika. There will be daily updates and a weekly voice note to keep you informed. Join here! Our common language is resistance! Either we will win or we will win!

April starts with another week full of events, assemblies, protest and action in the Community of Squatted Prosfygika. Tuesday, March 316:30 PM: Assembly in solidarity with the prisoners, fugitives, and persecuted militant comrades 6:30 PM: Open assembly regarding the case of the torture of V. Mangos Wednesday, April 16:00–7:00 PM Open contemporary dance class for…

In June 2025 the Regional Government of Attica (which Athens belongs to) approved a programmatic contract for the “renovation” and the evacuation of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika, where more than 400 people live. 53 days ago, on February 5th, our comrade Aristotelis Chantzis started a hunger strike until death for the defense of the…

The neighborhood of the Squatted Prosfygika on Alexandras Avenue, we started to inhabit autonomous squats from different political and cultural backgrounds as early as the 2000s, shortly after the state forcibly expelled terrorists by expropriating and demolishing 177 out of 228 apartment owners in the Prosfygika residences. In 2010, the residents of the squatted Prosfygika…

Welcome to the health structure of the community of squatted Prosfygika. Existing since the beginning of the community – evolving ever since in a collective process. It’s able to take care of the needs of the community and furthermore of the neighborhood. In contrast to the states healthcare system it’s centering the social, mental and…

Another week full of events, cultural happenings, assemblies, and all-day activities in the Community of Squatted Prosfygika! Tuesday, 24/3: Wednesday, 25/3: Thursday, 26/3: Friday, 27/3: Saturday, 28/3: Sunday, 29/3 18:00: Open Assembly of the Solidarity Fund for Imprisoned and Persecuted Militants at the Social Center Sunday, 29/3: childern program:

The Community of Squatted Prosfygika is one of the biggest self-organized and liberated neighborhoods in Europe, existing since 16 years. Home to 400 inhabitants from 27 different countries, it has succeeded in building a politically united neighborhood with over twenty autonomous structures answering the needs of its inhabitants, as well as an active participation in…

Tuesday, March 17 Wednesday, March 18 Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20 Saturday, March 21 Sunday, March 22

This article was written by the hunger-striking comrade Aristotelis Xantzis. We release this translation on his 30thday of indefinite hunger strike to death in defense of life to prevent the eviction of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika. Original article: https://tvxs.gr/apopseis/arthra-gnomis/prosfygika-o-apergos-peinas-grafei-sto-tvxs-gia-tis-fotografies-ton-200-tis-kaisarianis The photographs of the 200 executed men of Kaisariani on May Day 1944 emerge perhaps…

Today, on March 11, the Hungerstrike of Aristotelis Chantzis has reached day 35. The different works in the Community of Squatted Prosfygika are continuing to develop. Today we also commemorate Berkin Elvan, a Kurdish revolutionary who was murdered in 2018 in the age of 15 by the Turkish Police while he went to buy bread.…

Who has been on a hunger strike since February 5th, 2026 (Day 30). During the physical examination, intensifying signs of orthostatic hypotension and tachycardia upon rising are observed. The hunger striker has lost a total of 15.5% of his initial body weight. Blood tests indicate low serum urea levels and reversible hypoglycemic episodes accompanied by…

On 14th of March, the Community or Squatted Prosfygika is calling to the streets of Athens for a massive demonstration in solidarity with its struggle against the state plans of plundering and eviction. In this spirit of resistance we call for everyone to engage in actions of solidarity on the same day, to show the…

Yesterday evening we had the first open assembly about the state of emergency in the community, which was also the first big open call we had since the start of the hungerstrike on Thursday. The assembly had massive participation by several hundred people. Numerous organizations, from different parts of the movement, made statements supporting the…