Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Paris turned out against the global security law, clashing with police for hours on end. Several police cruisers and cars were burnt, and riot police were in many places repulsed by demonstrators. The Bank of France was also set on fire, with many anticapitalist chants being heard.
Indigenous People’s Day protests were planned as part of a 3-consecutive day event involving 1492 Land Back Lane, the Indigenous Day of Rage, and now the Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day, which is criticized by many for venerating a colonizer and a genocidal architect.
Dozens of Chilean secondary school teachers gathered outside of the former Congress building in Santiago, demanding the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera and the release of political prisoners in the country, effectively shutting down several schools. Police almost immediately arrived in riot gear, making many arrests, and dispersed the crowd in anticipation of protests later in the day.
Around 50 protesters gathered in Thessaloniki in solidarity with the hunger strike of former N17 member Dimitris Koufontinas, which began on the 8th of January to demand a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens that would provide adequate medical care and the ability to see visitors.
Students in universities and high schools in Minsk went on a mass strike, with tens of thousands participating and effectively halting educational activities. Some workers also went on strike and protests took place in a few neighborhoods across Minsk.
