Greek riot police storm Los Indignados encampment - Thessaloniki, Greece

Tense stand off between Greek protesters and riot police in Thessaloniki, Greece, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

Following a series of clashes between riot police protecting a far right rally and anti-racist groups, several platoons of riot police also attacked the encampment of Greece's Los indignados movement in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. Using pepper spray and flash grenades to disperse those present the police were eventually forced to retreat after camp organisers formed a human shield between themselves and angry demonstrators.

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Video here of a second attack from Asteris.

ΕΛΛΑΣ - ΙΣΠΑΝΙΑ - ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ, Greek revolution meets Spanish revolution

Ισπανίδα μιλάει για τις κινητοποιήσεις στην Ισπανία και για την επίθεση της αστυνομίας στην Βαρκελώνη, στην συνέλευση των Αγανακτισμένων στον Λευκό Πύργο.

A Spanish woman addresses an anti - government rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, sending messages of support and solidarity to those present. Video on Youtube.

Sign in Greek saying "For Sale" on side of historical monument. Greeks take to the streets again in second day of Spanish style protests

Sign in Greek saying "ForSale" on side of historical monument. Greeks take to the streets again in second day of Spanish style protests, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.

Gathering in cities across the nation Greeks have once more gathered in peaceful protest to show their disatisfacation not only with the current ruling PASOk party but also the Greek political system in general. In a campaign organised via Facebook and inspired by similiar Spanish protests thousands shouted anti-government and ant- IMF slogans.

In Athens more than 15,000 remain in front of the country's parliament despite rain. In the northern port city of Thessaloniki thousands rallied outside the town's White Tower in symbolic protest, while several hundred took part in impromptu open air political debates, sharing views and personal stories of how the economic crisis has affected them.

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Greece's Los Indignados (Indignant) take to the streets

Greece's Los Indignados (Indignant) take to the streets, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.

With an estimated 30,000 taking to Athens's central Syntagma Square and 8-10,000 massed in Thessaloniki, the country's second largest city Greeks has been protesting against the latest round of asuterity measures and the performance of the country's political caste in general.



"With slogans such as Let's burn that bourdello, the parliament" and "We are nobody's hotel maid" thousands took over central roads and squares in a mixture of serious protest and street party. Despite the level of anger and upset many feel the Aganaktismenoi (Indignant) as they call themselves staged peaceful protests with no reports of clashes with the police.

The campaign which takes inspiration from similar protests in Spain has used Facebook, Twitter and blogs as well as more traditional media to get people out onto the streets and has given a focus to growing discontent Greece's embattled population feels not only with its creditors but also the ruling PASOK party who have imposed round after round of public spending cuts,tax hikes and lay offs.



With VAT now being levied on even basic food items such as bread, milk and meat many household are worrying if they can make ends meets in an economy which is shedding jobs at an unprecedented rate and seems to offer little in the way of hope for people.

For more pictures check out my Demotix story.