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The protests against the anti-Islamic Innocence of Muslims film have continued to spread—from Pakistan to Greece.

Greek workers are back on the offensive against austerity. The first general strike since February is set to take place on Wednesday of this week.

Greek unions have called a general strike for Wednesday of next week, as the fightback against austerity across Europe hots up. Some workers are threatening to escalate this to a three-day stoppage.

Unions in Greece have called a general strike for Wednesday 26 September.

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a new programme to support the eurozone on Thursday of last week. ECB president Mario Draghi declared, "The euro is irreversible".

Our view of austerity in Greece is usually shaped by events on the mainland. Chris Jones, who lives on the island of Samos, looks at the impact of the crisis on people living in the Greek periphery

Greece’s new coalition government was under fire from all sides last week.

The Greek government is cracking down on migrants as the economy tanks. Greece’s economy shrank by 6.2 percent in the last quarter, it was announced—even more than expected by the European Commission.

Greece’s new government has agreed to implement a savage new cuts package. This follows meetings last week with the "Troika"—the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Union.

Billionaire tax dodger Philip Green, holidaying on the Greek island of Skiathos, found his multimillion pound yacht picketed last week.

Steelworkers in Greece have ended their nine-month long strike against job cuts at the Hellenic Halyvourgia plant in the west of Athens.

Some 2,500 people marched against fascists in Nikaia, Athens, on Thursday of last week. The march saw the biggest mobilisation yet from Pakistani people. And for the first time the whole left came together.