Greek protests as workers strike

A demonstrator hurls projectiles at riot police near the Greek parliament in Athens Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/guardian.co.uk A protester confronts a line of riot police Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Photograph: John Kolesidis/guardian.co.uk Police block access to a demonstrator waving the Greek flag Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Photograph: John Kolesidis/guardian.co.uk Riot police hold back a protester on a bridge near Syntagma square Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/guardian.co.uk A petrol bomb explodes near riot police Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/guardian.co.uk 5 May: Riot police spray teargas at rioters Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk Police stand guard in front of a burned-out Marfin Egnatia bank in Athens where three people died Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/guardian.co.uk Petrol bomb flames hold riot police back Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/guardian.co.uk Protesters in the centre of Athens Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk A pro-communist protester shouts slogans Photograph: Dimitri Messinis/AP Photograph: Dimitri Messinis/guardian.co.uk Striking members of the communist labour union, PAME, on the march in Athens Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/guardian.co.uk Demonstrators shout slogans near the parliament building in Athens Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk A teacher carries a banner proclaiming 'Education for sale' during protests Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk An Orthodox priest walks past riot police Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk Dutch tourists wait for a ferry to Turkey after flights from Mytilene were cancelled because of a transport workers' strike Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Photograph: Uriel Sinai/guardian.co.uk Communist party members storm the Acropolis in Athens Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images Photograph: Milos Bicanski/guardian.co.uk A protester marches behind a ripped banner in the centre of Thessaloniki Photograph: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Sakis Mitrolidis/guardian.co.uk Strikers block the gangway to a boat in Piraeus harbour Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/guardian.co.uk Riot police clash with protesters near the parliament building in Athens Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk A riot police officer flees angry protesters Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk Graffiti sends a message Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/guardian.co.uk A protester mocks police near the parliament building Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk Firemen stand by the burnt-out ministry of economy offices Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/guardian.co.uk A wrecked news agency van Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/guardian.co.uk Red flares in Athens Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Aris Messinis/guardian.co.uk