Greece is currently in the control of a Conservative government. There are protests both peaceful and violent against the government. Greece braced for further protest
Protester clashes with riot police in Athens Pitched battles involved tear gas and petrol bombs
Protests are expected for a third day in Greece, following rioting over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police.
In cities across the country, dozens of protesters and police were injured during pitched battles on the streets, involving petrol bombs and tear gas.
Some protesters stayed in universities on Sunday night, while leftist groups planned rallies on Monday.
The government has called for an end to the violence, saying justice had been served with the arrests of policemen.
The riots began on Saturday after 15-year-old Andreas Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police in the Exarchia area of Athens.
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Protests are sad to me because they represent the complete helplessness felt by the people who participate in them. They seem as useless as blood letting was a couple of centuries ago. Death and destruction are not the way to solve problems but the youth of every culture seem not to learn that one. The protests too often become the temper tantrums learned as children. The peaceful protests are like the children who would hold their breath and turn blue to scare their parents, or refuse to eat. In this age of media, one would think these bright young minds would drown the institutions with writing new ideas and solutions to the problems rather than what they are doing to innocent merchants and citizens as well as the poor police who are just trying to keep their jobs by following orders. Ah well, there should have been more 'Rosa Parks' born throughout the world.
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