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June 13, 2013

Greeks Stage National Strike over Closure of State Broadcasters 
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Workers are staging a national strike in Greece today in protest of the
government's decision to close the country's state broadcaster. The
channels of ERT were abruptly pulled off the air in the latest of a
series of cost-cutting moves demanded by international creditors.
Thousands of people have taken part in protests against ERT's closure
led by fired workers outside the network's headquarters.

Manolis Kypraiou: "The prime minister said a few minutes ago we have a
total war with the press. This is hard-line political thinking."

The Greek government says it plans to reopen ERT with a smaller
workforce in the next few weeks. Laid-off workers have remained on the
air with broadcasts over analog signals and the Internet.

 

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