Greece Protest In Photos: Teachers, Students Rally In Athens Against Rising Cost Of Living
Teachers and students took to the streets of Athens on October 21, demanding improvements to education and measures to ease the burden of rising living costs
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Thanassis Argyris, front, 82, a retired construction worker, attends a rally organized by pensioners' associations demanding pension increases and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. The banner reads in French: "Beauty is in the street". | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Greek police during a protest organized by teachers and students demanding improvements to education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
Protesters take part in a rally organized by teachers and students demanding improvements in education and measures to address the rising cost of living in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
University students set up tents in Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament during an overnight protest against rising rents and a lack of affordable student housing in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Petros Giannakouris
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