
Athens — A man escapes Athens' Constitution Square after being assaulted by a group protesting Greece's fresh batch of austerity measures. The demonstrators had accused him of being a fascist.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
Link
Athens — A riot officer swings his baton at a protester during clashes that erupted as workers staged a 24-hour nationwide strike to demonstrate opposition to austerity measures taken by the Greek government.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Alkis Konstantinidis / European Pressphoto Agency
Link
Thessaloniki, Greece — Protest leaders shout their demands as the northern port city of Thessaloniki joined in the strike.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Nikolas Giakoumidis / Associated Press
Link
Athens — A riot police officer uses his baton against a news agency photographer amid chaos in Constitution Square.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
Link
Athens — An employee peers through a broken window at the Finance Ministry building after it was attacked during the protest.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Yannie Behrakis / Reuters
Link
Athens — A protester hurls rocks at a line of riot police in Constitution Square.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
Link
Athens — A riot police officer uses his shield to block a direct hit from a flaming Molotov cocktail.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP / Getty Images
Link
Athens — Prison guards join the demonstration near the Greek parliament.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP / Getty Images
LinkMore galleries on Framework
return to galleryThe impact of three years of cuts to health and human services
Faced with years of recession-driven budget shortfalls, state lawmakers have made deep cuts to health and social services. The reductions, including a round that took effect... View Post»
Pictures in the News | July 12, 2011
Former First Lady Betty Ford is honored and remembered at her funeral and tribute at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert; the head of France's Debout La Republique... View Post»
The Week in Pictures | March 14 - March 20, 2011
Every week we bring you the very best in visual journalism from around the world. The events in Japan following last week's devastating earthquake, the ensuing tsunami and... View Post»
On April 29th, 1992, four LAPD officers were acquitted of assault charges for the beating of Rodney G. King, which was caught on one of the most widely seen videos of the 1990s.... View Post»







