Since 2002, Greek revolutionary and activist Dimitris Koufontinas has been in prison for his role in the Revolutionary Organization 17 November (17N). Labelled a “terrorist†by the Greek government, Koufontinas began a hunger strike on Jan. 8, 2021, and has been refusing water since Feb. 22, in protest of his draconian treatment in prison. With his health rapidly deteriorating, time is running out for Koufontinas, but there is a growing international effort to demand that his life be spared. In this urgent episode of “Rattling the Bars,†Eddie Conway speaks with Demosthenes Papathatos, a political organizer in Greece, about Koufontinas’ condition.
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Murderer not political prisoner!!!
You can't change facts
1:27 far right? Far left.
I love The Real News!!
Close caption this, hard to concentrate or get what he's saying.
again why is this Americas problem handle your own shit
Just say no to Terrorism! Don't give the supporters of Terrorism a platform!
Mr. Papathatow has confused me even more than I was confused before. There were attacks, bombings of busses and such I believe, by this political prisoner which killed people. I'm no right winger but… I am confused.
He is not a political prisoner, he was a hitman convicted for 11 executions/murders serving multiple life sentences. Please get somebody independent to moderate interviews with people/on topics you know little about. I have been seriously disappointed by your coverage of this topic. I thought you were better.
Get Yanis Varoufakis !
How dare you call that Terrorist who killed 23 innocent people a “political prisoner�
Captured and locked up as Political Prisoners of war are a real unfair and unjust form of torture on many comrades unfortunately, There aging people being held and captured across the glob. All prisons are messed up. But being held in prison because we resist , because we struggle for change in the system, because we want true freedom, because we are against systemic oppressions, racism, police brutality etc. And held for extended terms, many decades in many situations is what we are dealing with. We have to stand up, we have to speak out, we have to fight for liberation and their freedom.
#FreeEmAll #FreeMaroon Paltier,Mumia, Matulu SHakur and many many more. Free all aging political prisoners NOW!
Thank you.
I've always thought a hunger strike as a protest was a particularly self-defeating tool, on a par with setting yourself on fire. Has it EVER achieved its objective?
Thank you, Mr. Conway.
Noctoria (Night time urination)
Drinking water at night how it helps
Noctoria and heart problems are related.
It is worth spending two minutes to take read the information below.
An American doctor tells us that Nocturia, heart problem and cerebral infarction are related. The most common symptom of middle-aged and elderly people is nocturia (waking up at night to urinate). Because of nocturnal urine, the elderly are afraid of drinking water before bedtime. They don't know that not drinking water before going to bed, getting up in the middle of the night to pee without drinking water is an important cause of early morning cerebral infarction in middle-aged and elderly people. In fact, nocturia is not a problem of bladder dysfunction. Nocturia is caused by the aging failure of the heart function in the elderly, and the inability of the right heart atrium to suck blood from the lower body. During the day, we are all in a standing position, The blood will flow down. If the heart is not good, the blood volume of the heart is insufficient, the pressure on the lower body will increase, so middle-aged and elderly people will have lower body edema during the day. When they lie down at night, the pressure on the lower body will be relieved and a lot of water accumulate in the tissues The water returns to the blood. If there is too much water, the kidneys will work hard to separate out the water and drain it to the bladder, causing nocturia. Therefore, it usually takes about three or four hours after lying down to sleep to get up and go to the toilet for the first time. After that, the water in the blood continues to increase. So after another 3 hours, they will have to go to the toilet again. Why is this an important cause of cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction? Because after two or three urinations, the water in the blood is greatly reduced. The body also continue to lose water through breathing. The blood then begins to become thick and sticky, and the heart rate slows down due to the low metabolism of the body during sleep. With thick blood and slow blood flow, the stenosis of the blood vessel is easily blocked… This is why the middle-aged and elderly people almost always have myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction at 5 or 6 in the morning. This situation will lead to death while asleep. The first thing to tell everyone is that nocturia is not a malfunction of the bladder, but a problem of aging heart. The second thing to tell everyone is that you must drink some warm water before going to bed, and you must drink some warm water after you wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Don't be afraid of nocturia, because not drinking water may take your life. The third thing is that you must exercise more in normal times to strengthen the function of the heart. The human body is not a machine. A machine will wear out when used frequently, but the human body will be the opposite. It will become stronger whenever used frequently. Do not eat unhealthy food, especially high starch and fried foods.