Peaceful anti-austerity protest in Athens

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The worker's unions call for an anti-austerity protest in Syntagma Square. Meanwhile the left wing political party PAME marched, leaving from Syntagma Square.

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in Politics, on the 22nd of February 2012

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A flare thrown by protesters to the riot police in front of the Greek Parliament.

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Indignados bikers arriving at Syntagma square, a respectable group of protesters who are always calm and are cheered by other protesters. Athens, Greece 22th February 2012

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A man holding a barrier, one of the many which were set up by the riot police to prevent access to the area in front of the Greek Parliament.

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An elder woman observing the protest, while trying to cover her head from the rain with a plastic bag. Athens, Greece 22th February 2012

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A man standing in front of the barriers, in front of the Greek Parliament. Athens, Greece 22th February 2012

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About 500 people protested at Syntagma square this evening for the austerity measures to be passed, while left wing political party PAME marched with more than 5000 attendees from Omonia square to the Columns of Zeus, passing from Syntagma square where they ended the march.

It was generally a peacefull protest, with heavy police presence which combining with the bad weather and the force shut down of central subway stations by the police, prevented and discouraged the people from attending the protest.

Meanwhile more than 22 people where detained for "preventive" reasons, scaring more off attending the protest. This tactic has been used by the Greek police for the last few weeks, which seems to be working, making people hesitate to attend the protest.