Ukupno 149 osoba oduzelo je sebi život u ovoj godini u Grčkoj prije nego što je 77-godišnji Dimitris Christoulas, penzioner koji je ranije radio kao farmaceut, stao ispod drveta ujutro 4. aprila na trgu Sintagma u centru Atine, preko puta parlamenta gdje poslanici već dvije godine uvode mjere štednje, i pucao sebi u glavu.
In all, 149 people had taken their lives this year in Greece before 77-year-old Dimitris Christoulas, a pensioner and retired pharmacist, stood under a tree the morning of April 4th in Syntagma Square in the heart of Athens, across the street from the Parliament where lawmakers have imposed two years of austerity measures, and put a bullet in his head.