100 protesters gathered at the Statue of Venizelos in Thessaloniki from the Greek Class War organization, calling for universal healthcare, housing, and basic needs fulfilled. A banner was unfurled by the demonstrators reading, “The struggle of the people for health, work, and freedom is a struggle for life! – Class War” before dispersing shortly after.
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