Kanellos the Greek protest dog
A dog that has been seen at nearly every demonstration in Athens over the last two years has turned up again during the recent protests against new austerity measures
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The dog takes a frontline position as protesters confront riot policePhotograph: Nikolas Giakoumidis/AP
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The hound always seems to side with the protesters, whatever the disputePhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
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Nonplussed as a lone stone-thrower prepares to attack policePhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP
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The dog has been a regular of scenes of social unrest for two years and is unfazed even by water cannonPhotograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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The dog stood guard over a line of protesters in December when students took to the streets to protest against a plan for policing at universitiesPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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At another protest in December, the dog appeared againPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP
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It scavenges from a bottle of milk dropped by farmers during a protest near Syntagma Square in central AthensPhotograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
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During a rally against an agreement between Piraeus port management and a Chinese companyPhotograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
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Demonstrations against education cuts in January 2009 turn violentPhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP
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It joins a single demonstrator in a sit-down protestPhotograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters
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Teargas explodes right in front of the curious caninePhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP
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Paint-spattered police ignore the dog as it saunters past Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
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However ugly the confrontation, the dog is unperturbedPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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A playful mood during a dockers' demonstration two years agoPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
