Austerity in Greece inspires street artists - Athens

01/13

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Graffiti probably conveying the message that girls love hoodies. Violent suppression of protesters and preventive arrests are common in Greece so anarchists have to cover their face characteristics.

02/13

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Graffiti on a wall in the Exarchia district says "I need job, not speech". Social inequalities always inspire artists to spread messages and calls for a fair society.

03/13

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The economic crisis and long time social inequalities in Greece inspire street artists.

04/13

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Graffiti on the side wall of an apartment building in the Exarchia district. Social inequalities always inspire artists to spread messages and calls for a fair society.

05/13

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Graffiti on a wall showing a young boy reaching out to have some sort of interaction with the stars of the European flag.

06/13

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Graffiti on a wall showing four Greek political leaders's cartoons. Above them cartons of Merkel, Sarkozy and Obama. On their right, riot police and on the lower part, people protesting.

07/13

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"Wake up, rise up" is the message of this graffiti on the top part of a high building situated in the Exarchia district.

08/13

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Graffiti on a wall showing four Greek political leaders's cartoons. Above them cartons of Merkel, Sarkozy and Obama. On their right, riot police and on the lower part, people protesting.

09/13

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Graffiti on a wall showing two protesters wearing full-face gas masks. Violent suppression and teargassing protesters in Greece is usual. Even journalists have been attacked by riot police. One has been left with permanent dissabilities.

10/13

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Grafffiti on the lower part of a wall reading 'crack down on fascists'. Social inequalities in Greece deepen along with the economic crisis and together with the illegal immigration issue make a fertile soil for fascism.

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The economic crisis and long time social inequalities in Greece inspire street artists.

12/13

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Graffiti showing a ballot box and making a mockery of the elections. The economic crisis and long time social inequalities in Greece inspire street artists.

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Graffiti on a wall in Exarchia district. "I need job, not speech". Social inequalities always inspire artists to spread messages and calls for a fair society.

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The economic crisis and long-time social inequalities in Greece inspire street artists. Graffiti is very polular in the centre of Athens and colors the, otherwise, grey cement walls.