Another 17 November revolution

While the Czechs and the Slovaks commemorate the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the communist regime, the Greeks are also honouring their 17 November democratic movement. "The Polytechnic, 36 years later," announces the To Vima headline over a photograph of Prime Minister, Georges Papandréou, who turned out carrying a rose to pay homage to the students of the Athens Polytechnic, who rebelled against the military junta in 1973. On the day following the official ceremony, the traditional march of Polytechnic students to the American embassy was "overshadowed by a heavy police presence," notes the daily. In the run-up to the anniversary of the December 2008 riots, authorities are concerned by about the possibility of disturbances orchestrated by the anarchist movement,which has been increasingly violent in recent months.