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Youth holds posters depicting a gun in front of riot police deployed in front of Greek Parliament late December 9, 2008 during a peaceful demonstration following the death of a 15years-old boy shot by a policeman.
December 9, 2008. AFP/Getty Images. Protestors in front of the Greek Parliament building.

Looking at some of the striking photos of the December protests in Athens, I noted a couple of images a week apart with this poster of a gun turned on its owner.

Students shout at riot police outside the police headquarters during a demonstration in Athens on December 15, 2008.
December 15, 2008. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images. Students outside the police headquarters.

December 9, 2008. John Kolesidis / Reuters. Vigil in front of the Greek Parliament building.

It’s an iconic image, but I think it takes on a different meaning in an oppositional context vs a memorial. Regardless, while trying to find out more about its source I instead found this mixed collection of 41 posters by Greek designers in response to the riots.

23 December 2008, 10:29 PM | LINK | Filed in posters