05/11/2026
Fascists against the workers’, people’s and youth movements
Statements
On the evening of Tuesday, 3 November, fascists carried out a murderous attack in a neighbourhood of Patras against a militant school student and member of KNE, whom they had been targeting and intimidating for days. They also attacked students, also members of KNE, who stood by her side to defend her.
For the past few days, a militant school student at the 8th High School of Patras — a member of KNE and the Patras School Students’ Coordination Committee who is at the forefront of struggles — had been threatened and insulted by cowardly fascists in a small square outside her home in the evenings.
On Tuesday evening, when the same thing happened again, high school and university students intervened, demanding that the individuals outside the girl’s home stop their unacceptable behaviour. In response, they were violently attacked by around 40 fascists. 8 members of the KKE and the KNE were injured in Tuesday’s murderous attack; they were taken to hospital and are all in good health. Thanks to the immediate reaction of the communists and local residents, the fascists were forced to flee, whilst 4 fascists were arrested.
The attack was well-planned and organized, with the fascists’ actions bringing to mind the notorious Nazi stormtroopers. Emboldened by the protection afforded to them by the bourgeois state and its mechanisms, as well as by the bourgeois parties, and acting in collaboration with other criminal elements, the fascists have crawled out of their holes to play their dirty role at a time when the workers’, people’s and youth movements are on the rise. This is all happening at a time when capitalists are intensifying their preparations for war and getting ready for a new economic crisis.
The stance of the state and the judiciary is unacceptable, which, instead of investigating and arresting the rest of the fascists that carried out the attack, dared to proceed with the arrest of members of the KKE and KNE who were taken to hospital with injuries, on charges of ‘engaging in a brawl’. Once again, an attempt is being made to equate the victims with the perpetrators, to present an organised fascist attack as a so-called ‘clash’ between two sides. This is an unacceptable and provocative ploy, which effectively whitewashes this fascist criminal act.
Local organizations of the KKE and KNE reacted immediately to these events, issuing a statement condemning the fascist attack against a militant student and KNE member, as well as against the KNE members who rushed to her defence. They point out that the fascists are attempting to terrorize the youth movement, which opposes the policies of the government and capital, and that they have the support of the bourgeois state, seeking to strike a blow against the organized struggle of the labour movement. The local organizations of the KKE and KNE call on the people of Patras to isolate the fascists and condemn these attempts to terrorize the students.
The people of Patras responded immediately, holding a mass rally on Wednesday 4 November denouncing the fascist attack, following a call by the Labour Centre of Patras, the Student Unions, the Patras School Students’ Coordination Committee and mass organizations in the city, demonstrating that fascists who have crawled out of their holes to spew their fascist poison will be isolated and will face the response of the organized labour and popular movement.