Protester On Fire



Photo Title

Protester On Fire

Photographer/Creator

Lefteris Pitarakis

Collection

Publisher

Associated Press

Caption/Description

Flames engulf a Kurdish protestor after he set himself on fire during a demonstration in Athens against Greece's refusal to offer political asylum to Abdullah Ocalan, leader for of the Kurdistan Workers Party, February 15th, 1999.

Citation

Lefteris Pitarakis, "Protester On Fire," in POYi Archive, Item #30344, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/30344 (accessed November 23, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008