According to organisers, at least 18 people were arbitrarily arrested, including one Palestinian participant. Witnesses described indiscriminate beatings and a coordinated police operation that began near the Israeli embassy, where protesters were pushed back towards Panormou.
The march, organised by the collective March to Gaza, called for an end to the genocide and for international sanctions against Israel. Instead, demonstrators were met with what they described as “savage violence” from the Greek riot police.
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Denial of medical care
Reports from the scene state that police refused to allow medical personnel and volunteer nurses to assist injured protesters, even after ambulances had arrived. Several demonstrators were left handcuffed and bleeding while surrounded by police units.
Videos from the protest show people demanding to know the whereabouts of those already detained — only to be met with further aggression from police.
By around 10.30pm, detainees were seen being transported in police cages. March to Gaza later announced a solidarity gathering at 9am outside the Evelpidon courts, where the arrested were expected to appear.
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“An attempt to silence solidarity”
In a statement, March to Gaza condemned the crackdown:
“We demand the immediate release of all those arrested. The Greek state is trying to intimidate us in order to reaffirm its support for the genocidal state of Israel.”
The group added that “after the brutal police attack on the October 7 march, arrests and beatings followed in droves,” calling the repression a direct extension of Greece’s alignment with Israeli policy.
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Photos of the repression and beatings:
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