Support now the community of Squatted Prosfygika
Suzon Doppagne, who has been on hunger strike since May 1st, was admitted to “Elpis” Hospital following the end of her hunger strike on Wednesday, June 24th, after 55 days.
Her hospitalization is a preventive measure aimed at monitoring and addressing the potentially dangerous complications associated with the refeeding process.
Her health condition is currently stable.
Over the past five months, an extraordinary struggle for life and death has been unfolding for the defence of Prosfygika on Alexandras Av. This was a struggle against eviction, displacement, and the destruction of the largest self-organized initiative for social housing, solidarity, and the common good in Greece and across Europe. The aggressors have been a socially destructive regime and Regional Governor N. Chardalias with their gentrification plans and a policy of repression against movements and people.
At the forefront of this struggle, comrade Aristotelis Chantzis (on hunger strike since February 5, 2026) and comrade Suzon Doppagne (on hunger strike since May 1, 2026) have voluntarily carried a heavy load.
It is a struggle that has been victorious from the very beginning, because the only lost struggle is the one that was never fought. It is a just, selfless, and collective struggle—not only for the more than 400 residents of Prosfygika, but for society as a whole. For all of us. For the right to shelter, to life, to dignity, and for people’s right to organize, to self-organize, and to shape their own lives in dark times.
It is also a struggle that started from the grassroots and has spread everywhere—in Greece and internationally—throughout society, among social movements, among ordinary people, and even within institutional bodies and political parties. This struggle is victorious not only in strictly political sense but also in ways that are deeply social. Through its promotion of openness and inclusiveness it managed to bring together many different people, enabling the formation of a movement that set an example of how to build victorious struggles and forge social fronts of resistance in times of recession, drought, and widespread fragmentation—despite, of course, its mistakes and weaknesses.
Yesterday, the Municipality of Athens issued its second resolution, which serves as the final nail in the coffin of the Chardalias plan, which had already collapsed in every aspect—technical, political, and economical. Moreover, the resolution largely addresses our just and self-evident demands, within the limits of its capabilities:
As for the abstention vote by Subversive Alliance and People’s Rally factions, we fully respect their position in light of the concerns and disagreements they have raised. After all, we, too, feel the need to express our disagreement with any comparison between the value of human life and a painted wall. Especially when that life has been left by institutional indifference and economic interests to melt away like wax for 140 days, with its fate hanging by a thread.
We also feel the need to state that we maintain our doubts about the implementation of the commitments made by the institutions, as demonstrated by so many cases. A recent such case is that of hunger striker Panos Routsis, the father of Dennis, who was murdered in Tempi. Mr. Routsis is still waiting for the government to fulfill its promise to exhume his son’s body. We expect these commitments to be honored and call on the solidarity movement to remain vigilant.
Today, following the massive movement of solidarity and support and the multilayered recognition of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika, the Mitsotakis government and the Region of Attica stand alone against the whole of society. They have nothing left to oppose the Community with, except the weapon of raw violence. We are here to stand together against it, just as we have done throughout all these years of harsh repression carried out by the most reactionary political forces.
Based on the above developments on Wednesday, June 24, we as the Community held discussions with the hunger strikers Aristos and Suzon and collectively decided to suspend the hunger strike while continuing the struggle through other means until our demands are fully met.
The positive outcome of the struggle so far and the satisfaction of the greater part of our demands allow us to bring the hunger strike to a victorious conclusion. This also means avoiding the risk of losing two people who are so valuable to us and to society as a whole. At the same time, it is also to avoid burdening with deaths a movement and a public, which is either unfamiliar with self-sacrificing struggles or believes this struggle has already been won.
Finally, if Regional Governor Nikos Chardalias’s true objective from the outset was indeed the restoration and preservation of the buildings and their historical significance, we remain open to dialogue to find common ground, based on the continued presence of all residents of Prosfygika and the recognition of the existing self-organized community.
The solutions to the problems of our times are found in partnership with society, not in opposition to it. In contrast to the plans of revenge, hostility, and political extermination on the part of the state, the regional government, and the Mitsotakis government, this struggle is a struggle of the defense of life and dignity and to set a different example for our societies and people.
To conclude, we must extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you—most of whom were strangers to us—who stand by our side, from your own standpoint, in this just and beautiful struggle. We take full accountability for any mistakes we have made and are willing to review them together with those interested in such discussion. Finally, we call for vigilance regarding the critical state of Aristotelis Chantzis’s health, regarding the possibility of vindictive actions against the hunger strikers and our Community as a whole, as well as the continuation of government’s and region’s hostile plans against the Community of Squatted Prosfygika.
FOR PROSFYGIKA – FOR LIFE – FOR DIGNITY!
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!
EITHER WE WILL WIN, OR WE WILL WIN!
We call on every individual, collective, and organisation to join the internationalist brigade of victory coming to Athens, starting on the 2nd of July in Vienna, travelling through different cities towards Prosfygika. To support the Struggle of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika.
Because this struggle is our common struggle!
Yesterday, on the 24th of June, the Community of Squatted Prosfygika announced the end of the hunger strike until death for the defense of life and the Community, by the comrades Aristotelis Chantzis and Suzon Doppagne. In answer to the positive voting of the municipality of Athens on a statement containing – with gaps – the demands of the hunger strike urging for the Regional government of Attica to cancel the illegal plan of eviction of Prosfygika.
Furthermore, there will be a dialogue in which the Community is respected as a participant and essential for the discussions concerning the neighborhood of Prosfygika.
The change in the stance of the institutions, from describing Prosfygika as an empty neighborhood and not speaking about the hunger strike, to where we are now and what we consider our win, is the outcome of 140 days of mobilization in Athens, Greece, and Internationally. We want to thank you a lot for this immense and constant support from all over the world!
As of writing this text, Aristotelis Chantzis’ health continued to deteriorate rapidly, in the start of the refeeding process, leading to a precautious transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Also, hunger striker Suzon Doppagne is now starting the refeeding process, which is also closely monitored by doctors as she reached 55 days of Hungerstrike.
The refeeding process is the most critical and also a deadly phase of the hunger striker, as the metabolism has to get used to nutrition again.
Especially the first weeks of this process are crucial for the lives and the health condition of the hunger strikers.
As we see it, even though we achieved our demands in a formal way, this is not a complete victory. The next period of time will be fundamental for the defense of this victory.
We won another battle. The upcoming summer time will be crucial not only for the health of the hunger strikers but also for the ongoing process concerning the eviction plan and in terms of repression. Especially with the recognition of the Community and for the renovations of the buildings, we need support on the ground.
Corresponding with the published call to come to Prosfygika in the summer, we ask for people to come and actively defend the community, strengthen the existing 23 structures, participate in the restoration of the buildings, as well as support with expanding the barrication of buildings and support the organization of social kitchens and nutrition of the neighborhood.
How strong internationalist solidarity can be has been shown in the last months with the support for the Community. Now we want to strengthen these bonds for a long-term perspective to fight our future struggles together!
Therefore, we call for the internationalist brigade of victory coming to Athens. We will upload the pressure on the responsible institutions and the Greek state with internationalist gatherings in Front of Greek embassies and EU-Houses on the way to Athens.
With local events and meetings we want to connect with different movements upon our common enemies and fight.
Please reach out to us when you want to be part of it.
A clear route and corresponding dates will follow soon!
Aristotelis Hantzis was transferred to the ICU at “G. Gennimatas” Hospital a short while ago
He requires increased oxygen support (high-flow device) prior to intubation due to aspiration pneumonia.
His condition remains extremely critical.
Hunger striker Suzon Doppagne states:
“We announce the end of the hunger strike of the Community of Squatted Prosfygika, Aristotelis Chantzis, and myself. We have seen that our main demands have, to a large extent, been met. We know that the struggle does not end here; nevertheless, we have won. We thank everyone — this victory is ours, it belongs to all of us, it belongs to society. We have won!”
The health condition of Aristotelis Chantzis remains extremely critical.
The struggle does not end now; the struggle continues.
WE WILL WIN – WE HAVE WON ✌️