A thug with a badge is still a thug - Athens, Greece

During the 17th November anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic Uprising, Greek police ran riot in central Athens and in their wake left beaten exchange students, reporters and unknown number of ordinary citizens, A thug with a badge is still a thug no matter what their ID says.

Out on the streets - Thessaloniki, Greece on 17th November 2014

People mark the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967 till 1974.

"Bread, freedom, education" - Greece remembers the 1973 Polytechnic Uprising.

After six years of brutal military rule in 1973 Greek university students occupied the Polytechnic campus in central Athens in order to demand a return to democracy. After an initial lull the Junta sent in tanks and police to crush the rebellion, an event that is commemorated very year on the 17th November.

Their slogan, "bread, education, freedom"

Menu for 5000 - Thessaloniki, Greece

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An event to promote sustainable food consumption patterns

Hanna Schygulla about to be interviewed at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece

"Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer. Long associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, for whom Schygulla first worked in 1965, she is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema."

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Greek high school students protest changes to the examination system

Hundreds of high schools across Greece are now under occupation by students protesting the manner in which exams are carried out. The introduction last year of the new system sent failure rates soaring.

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