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Monday, 11 April 2016

The defense of europe

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Macedonian police use tear gas on #migrants: image via Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng, 10 April 2016

Short the way, but pitiless
The need to walk it.

Alcman (7th c. BC): Fragment 102, translated by Guy Davenport in Archilochus, Sappho, Alkman: Three Lyric Poets of the Late Greek Bronze Age (1980)

 

Next UN chief urged to tackle #refugee crisis: image via Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng, 10 April 2016


Au - 260 migrants blessés ds les heurts à la frontière greco-macédonienne selon MSF #AFP #Idomeni photo @Kilicbil
: image via Sophie Makris @samakris, 10 April 2016 


GREECE - 'Dozens hurt' as police tear gas migrants on Greece-Macedonia border near Idomeni. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 April 2016


#Idomeni A man runs with a baby to the emergency services after Macedonian police threw tear gas Photo @Kilicbil #AFP:: image via Stephanie Beauge @sbeaugeAFP, 10 April 2016


'Dozens hurt' as police tear gas migrants on Greece-Macedonia border. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP: image via LeCoMax @lecomaxnews, 10 April 2016


GREECE - Migrants clash with Macedonian police during a protest to reopen the border near Idomeni. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 April 2016


GREECE - Migrants clash with Macedonian police during a protest to reopen the border near Idomeni. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 10 April 2016


Riot police use tear gas on migrants at Greece-Macedonia border
: image via Telegraph News @Telegraph News, 10 April 2016


#Idomeni A refugee tries to set a fire during rainy weather at a makeshift camp. Photo @Kilicbil #AFP:: image via Stephanie Beauge @sbeaugeAFP, 9 April 2016


GREECE - 
Refugee children wait in line for food distribution at the makeshift camp near Idomeni. By@Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 9 April 2016


Refugees try to fix their tent during rainy weather at a makeshift camp near Idomeni.  By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 9 April 2016


Refugees wait under the rain for food distribution at their makeshift camp near Idomeni. By @Kilicbil #AFP
: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 9 April 2016



Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar. #Syria #AFP:: image via Stephanie Beauge @sbeaugeAFP, 9 April 2016
 

A Syrian army soldier sits amidst the debris as civilians return to their in the modern town of #Palmyra
#AFP:
: image via Stephanie Beauge @sbeaugeAFP, 9 April 2016

2 comments:

vazambam (Vassilis Zambaras) said...

EUROPEAN COMMODITIES MARKET

Gee whiz, folks—
Let’s have some fun
For a change and see
How expendable rabble run.

TC said...

... into the afterlife