Greek protests

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May 01 - Clashes erupt between police and demonstrators as a ten-thousand strong crowd marches through Athens, protesting against the government's latest economic reforms.

May Day protests

A policeman tries to escape a fire from a petrol bomb during riots at a May Day rally in Athens, May 1, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

A communist supporter holds a portrait of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a rally marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in Moscow, May 1, 2010. 
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Children of labour activists wear headbands reading Workers Unity during a May Day rally in Kuala Lumpur, May 1, 2010. 
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North Koreans tour on a boat to celebrate May Day in the Yalu River near the Chinese border city of Dandong, May 1, 2010. 
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Protesters march in front of the parliament during a MayDay rally in Athens, May 1, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

Kosovo Serbs set a bonfire to celebrate the eve of First May Day or Labour Day in their village Livade, Municipality of Lipljane, near the capital Pristina, April 30, 2010. 
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 Thai workers hold national flags during a May Day rally at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok, May 1, 2010. 
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Children release red balloons during Austrian social democrats' May Day celebrations in Vienna, May 1, 2010. 
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Sandinista supporters attend May Day celebrations in Managua, April 30 ,2010. 
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 A unionised worker shouts a slogan during a May Day rally denouncing Lee Myung-bak government's country affairs near the National Assembly in Seoul, May 1, 2010. 
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Maria do Carmo Correia, a Portuguese Agencia Lusa photographer, lies injured on the ground after running from a water cannon spray during a confrontation between protesters and riot police on a May Day demonstration in Macau, May 1, 2010. 
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 Protesters hit an effigy of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo behind bars during their commemoration of International Workers' Day in Manila, May 1, 2010. 
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A communist supporter holds a portrait of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a rally marking International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, in St. Petersburg, May 1, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

German riot police attempt to remove left-wing protestors blocking a street during May Day demonstrations in Berlin, May 1, 2010. 
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 A policeman walks past a burning television broadcast van during riots at a May Day rally in Athens, May 1, 2010. 
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

Greec May Day

Mass protests on May Day in Greece

Today in Greece will be held mass demonstrations in protest against planned government anti-crisis measures, including its intention to be bound by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Protests in Greece

A protester clashes with a policeman during a rally against the government's decision to ask for an economic aid package in Athens, April 23, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

Spanish tourists stand next to tourist buses that are stuck during a 24-hour strike at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, April 26, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

A taxi driver kicks the car of a colleague accused for breaking their 48-hour strike during a rally in Athens, March 2, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a rally against austerity measures in Athens, April 22, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Yiorgos karahalis

A man fishes between immobilised ferries during a 24-hour strike at the port of Piraeus near Athens, April 26, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

Protesters carry a mock coffin during a labour union rally against austerity measures in Athens, March 30, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis

A protester clashes with riot policemen during an anti-government rally in Athens, February 24, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

A protester shouts slogans in front of a police formation during an anti-government rally in Athens, March 23, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/John Kolesidis