The occupied City Hall of Peristeri, one of the biggest suburbs in Athens metropolitan area… During December there was another incident where a young kid was shooted by an unknown person at a plaza. No one ever found out who did it. The young kid was wounded lightly. December ‘08.
Karamanlis or Chaos? Chaos. Karamanlis was the Prime Minister at the time of the killing, and he is the nephew of Konstaninos Karamanlis who came after the fall of greek junta in 1974. Then his moto was “Karamanlis or tanks?” meaning that he was the only reliable solution at that time. The demonstrators changed it favouring the chaos on this old time dillema. Athens, December ‘08.
Alexandros Grigoropoulos Street. The place where the boy was killed. Just a few days later. Athens, December ‘08.
Outside the Polytechnic School of Athens, December ‘08.
Outside Polytechnic School of Athens. December ‘08.
Pupils attacking a police station at Ptolemaida city, just a couple of days after Grigoropoulos assasination. Ptolemaida is a small town in western Macedonia with one of the highest unemployment rates in Greece.
Here stood the Christmas Tree of the city of Athens. Burned to the ground by demonstrators during the protests in December. Athens, December ‘08.
Guarding the christmas spirit… Athens, December ‘08.
The flames, the people, the streets… Athens, December, 08.
Under the christmas street lights, cops march. Athens, December ‘08.
A litter bin smoking. It seems like there’s a fire underground… Athens, December ‘08.
A straight line of street garbage and litter bins. It’s not a barricade it’s a boundary. Us against them. Athens, December ‘08.
Inside looking out or outside looking in? Athens, December ‘08.
Merry Christmas. Athens, December ‘08.
Stones and woods dropped outside the greek parliament. These stones are at the size of brick and used at paving roads. During December protests were used to pave other kinds of roads. Athens, December ‘08.
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