Antiausterity Protests Sweep the Euro Zone

A Greek riot police officer tries to avoid flames from molotov cocktails thrown by a protester during an anti-austerity rally in Athens, Oct. 18, 2012



Theater students protest holding a poster reading "I am afraid" as they gather at Espanha Square in Lisbon to protest the Portuguese government's austerity measures, Oct. 13, 2012.



Hundreds of people demonstrate with the Indignes and Global Noise movement to protest against austerity plans and the global financial system in London, Oct. 15, 2012.



A demonstrator clashes with riot police during a 24-hour strike in Athens, Oct. 18, 2012.



A Greek protester with a smeared face to ward against tear gas looks on during clashes in front of the Greek Parliament during a general strike in Athens, Oct. 18, 2012.



Black balloons are let loose during a protest against new austerity measures applied by the Portuguese center-right government, in Porto, Portugal, Oct. 13, 2012.

A riot police officer looks on as a crowd of several thousand people protest new austerity measures in Portugal's 2013 budget outside of parliament in Lisbon, Oct. 15, 2012.

Two children sit in the the crowd as they attend a concert at Espanha Square in Lisbon to protest against the Portuguese government's austerity measures, Oct. 13, 2012.



Students march in a protest against government cuts in education in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 17, 2012.



A woman holds a casserole tap as she takes part in a casserole march to protest against government's austerity reforms and the public payment of bank's debts in Madrid, Oct. 13, 2012.



A demonstrator takes part in a protest against the Portuguese government's 2013 state budget as police officers stand guard in front of the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon on Oct. 15, 2012.

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