#kostopoulos

Chanting “Justice for Zackie” thousands of people marched on Tuesday evening to commemorate the brutal murder of LGBTIO activist Zak Kostopoulos three years ago. People gathered at the spot where Zackie was killed by a shop owner and his friend on September 21, 2018.

They laid flowers, messages and candles on Gladstonos Street and then marched to Syntagma Square and to the Parliament.

In a joint statement, organizations, collectives of the LGBTIO community, feminists groups and leftists said that they were marching “to shout out his unjust treatment and to defend his/her name, our own lives, our safety, our bodies – to claim our right to exist without fear and shame, our right to love.”

The brutal murder of 33-year-old Zak Kostopoulos on an early afternoon was recorded with a camera, his two attackers could not but accept their action.

Three years after the brutal killing of LGBT activist Zak Kostopoulos, the trial finally began on Wednesday morning in Athens. Two businessmen and four police officers are being accused of fatal bodily harm of the 33-year-old Zak who was brutally beaten and died on a sidewalk in downtown Athens.

The offenders are the owner of a jewelry shop and a real estate broker as well as four police officers who rushed to the spot.

Footage from the killing showed the businessmen brutally beating the victim and the police officers mistreating Zak as they tried to handcuff a severely injured civilian who was dying on the street in the early afternoon light on Glastonos street in downtown Athens.

Protest rally at the Athens Court of First Instance on the day of the trial of the murder of Zak Kostopoulos.

Drag Sabbat: The first greek drag collective demands justice for the murder of Zackie Oh! (Ζακ)

Republishing the video and statement of Drag Sabbat in solidarity: “On September 21st of 2018, Zackie Oh! or else, Zak Kostopoulos, was murdered by supposedly “peaceful” fascists and cops. Zackie was murdered on Gladstonos street in the Omonoia area of Athens (Greece), in the center of the city, before the eyes of many viewers and passers-by. Most of them, videotaped the murder without trying to stop it.

Zackie was firstly lynched by her murderers. Afterwards, she was lynched by the mass media. “Faggot”, “HIV Positive”, “Junkie”, “Thief”, were some of what was written about her. They tried to cover up the murder by targeting her.

To us,  Zackie Oh! was a colleague, a co-fighter, an activist, a proud slut, openly HIV positive and non-binary. Some of us worked on the same stage with her, while some of us were inspired by her.

Two years later we still fight for justice. The murderers of Zackie are still free. We won’t settle down. We are still here. And we will stay here. We fight for justice. Until all of us are free. Until we can live with pride, equality, and peace, not just survive.

- September 21st, 2020, Protest dedicated to the 2 years since Zackie Oh! was murdered. Pre-gathering at 18:00 at Gladstonos & Patision Street. The protest begins at 19:00.

- October 21st, 2020. Protest rally at the Athens Court of First Instance (Degleri 4) at 9:00 (am) to attend the trial of our sister’s murderers.

Drag Sabbat: The first greek political drag collective demands justice for the murder of Zackie Oh!

Republishing the video and statement of Drag Sabbat in solidarity: “On September 21st of 2018, Zackie Oh! or else, Zak Kostopoulos, was murdered by supposedly “peaceful” fascists and cops. Zackie was murdered on Gladstonos street in the Omonoia area of Athens (Greece), in the center of the city, before the eyes of many viewers and passers-by. Most of them, videotaped the murder without trying to stop it.

Zackie was firstly lynched by her murderers. Afterwards, she was lynched by the mass media. “Faggot”, “HIV Positive”, “Junkie”, “Thief”, were some of what was written about her. They tried to cover up the murder by targeting her.

To us,  Zackie Oh! was a colleague, a co-fighter, an activist, a proud slut, openly HIV positive and non-binary. Some of us worked on the same stage with her, while some of us were inspired by her.

Two years later we still fight for justice. The murderers of Zackie are still free. We won’t settle down. We are still here. And we will stay here. We fight for justice. Until all of us are free. Until we can live with pride, equality, and peace, not just survive.

- September 21st, 2020, Protest dedicated to the 2 years since Zackie Oh! was murdered. Pre-gathering at 18:00 at Gladstonos & Patision Street. The protest begins at 19:00.

- October 21st, 2020. Protest rally at the Athens Court of First Instance (Degleri 4) at 9:00 (am) to attend the trial of our sister’s murderers.

Your normativity smells of blood We are all Zak”

Athens

Zak Kostopoulos was murdered in Athens 19 months ago today.

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/the-killing-of-zak-kostopoulos

The particular fundraising is connected directly with Zak´s family. The amount raised will cover procedural and other expenses needed for the demystification of Zak´s murder and in vindication of his memory. A few words: