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Greece in Crisis

Photos from a nation struggling with closed banks, empty ATMs, rumors and uncertainty

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Demonstrators during a rally in Athens, Greece.
A demonstrator holds a sign opposing the bailout in Athens, Greece, on June 29, 2015.

Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
Pro-European Union protesters take part in a rally in front of t
Pro-European Union protesters rally in front of the parliament on June 18, 2015, in Athens.

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Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch and hop
Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch, hoping to make withdrawals, argue with a bank employee, left, in Iraklio on the island of Crete, Greece, on June 29, 2015.

Photo by Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters
demonstrations in Athens, Greece.
A man pushes a trolley with bottles of drinking water for sale on a deserted street during demonstrations in Athens on June 30, 2015.

Photo by Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 19, 2015.

Photo by Grigory Dukor/Reuters
Pensioners are given priority tickets by a National Bank branch
A National Bank branch manager, center, gives pensioners priority tickets as they wait to receive part of their pensions in Athens on July 1, 2015.

Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
A protester places his hand against the shields of riot policeme
A protester places his hand against the shields of riot policemen guarding the parliament, during a rally calling on the government to clinch a deal with its international creditors and secure Greece’s future in the eurozone, in Athens on June 22, 2015.

Photo by Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Riot police, hit by red paint ball stand guard as the protesters
Riot police, hit by red paint balls, stand guard as protesters, demanding the cancelation of Greece’s EU debts, stage an anti-European Union march in Athens on May 11, 2015.

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Communist-affiliated PAME workers union protesters block the ent
Protesters from the communist-affiliated PAME workers union block the entrance to the finance ministry on June 11, 2015, in Athens.

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pension in Athens, Greece.
A pensioner, center, is squeezed as she waits outside a National Bank branch to receive part of her pension in Athens on July 1, 2015.

Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
referendum on the terms of its bailout.Greece would continue to
The owner of a lottery and sports betting shop watches Tsipras on television in Athens on July 1, 2015.

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Greek referendum against new tough conditions for financial aid.
A man works on a ladder at a closed shop in the town of Elefsina, near Athens, on June 30, 2015.

Photo Marko Djurica/Reuters
Greece and its creditors can seal a debt deal one week left to a
A man walks past a capsized boat at a marina in the town of Elefsina, near Athens, on June 30, 2015.

Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters
pensioners gather against austerity measures on June 23, 2015 in
A pensioner stands in front of a police vehicle blocking the way to the Greek prime minister’s office, as pensioners rally against austerity measures on June 23, 2015, in Athens.

Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

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