Gathering for the murders in front of the Parliament

Dozens of women and men responded to the call of the “Initiative against Genocide” which consists of 18 women and feminist collectives and gathered tonight in front of Parliament to declare with their presence the need for social change and immediate action to address the phenomenon . The gathered people raised banners with slogans such as “No more Carnation, no more bullies” and “Say it by name. It is genocide! None less “.

To date, Greece for 2021 counts 17 murders of women. The names and circumstances of the murder of each of them were read by the actors Loukia Pitsiola and Leonidas Kakouris, who participated in the protest.

Also present at the protest were the mother of Garyfallia, victim of murder in Folegandros this summer, as well as the mother of Erato, victim of murder in Lesvos in 2019 while a letter of support was sent by the parents of Eleni Topaloudi, who was murdered in 2018 in R The mother of 26-year-old Garyfallia in her statements in front of the Parliament asked “for life to be for life and for the term genocide to be recognized”.

During the rally, young people with placards on which were written the numbers 1 to 17 as well as a few conversations about each victim who was killed this year by a partner or relative stood in front of Parliament.

The protest text of the initiative states, among other things, “16 + 1 women are no longer with us, because society is educating boys, boys and girls victims, offered killers and murdered of tomorrow, who are addicted early on to the unbridled instincts of gender-based violence, with continuous, sexist projection of crime and a plethora of garbage, supposedly fun games “.

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