Photo Gallery Clashes in Athens
Greeks are back on the streets as resentment of the troika continues to grow. On Friday, trade unions began a two-day strike and demonstrators took to the streets of central Athens.
Protesters fought running battles with police and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails.
A man shouts slogans in front of the Greek parliament in Athens during Friday's protests. Police said around 7,000 people took part in a demonstration. Three people were injured during clashes between hooded youths and police.
Friday's protests were directed against the austerity measures imposed by the troika.
A protester outside the Greek parliament. On Friday, Greece's largest police union threatened to issue arrest warrants for troika officials, who it accused of "eroding democracy." The threat is largely symbolic, as any warrants would have to first be authorized by a judge.
Demonstrators detained by riot police. Greeks are getting increasingly desperate. Unemployment is at over 20 percent and there is no turnaround in sight.
A demonstator detained by riot police. Greece's future still hangs in the balance as it remains unclear whether the country will be able to avoid default.
Some of the protesters were clearly prepared for clashes with riot police.
Meanwhile, cracks are appearing in the Greek coalition government, which reached a deal on austerity measures on Thursday. George Karatzaferis (seen here in a November 2011 photo), leader of the right-wing LAOS party, said Friday that his party would vote against the new round of austerity measures in a parliamentary vote expected Sunday -- even though he had backed the measures the previous day. The deal has to be approved if Greece is to get a second EU/IMF bailout worth 130 billion.
Resentment against the troika has reached new levels. Here, a homeless man is seen next to graffiti reading "We should not live as slaves."
