40 anarchists gathered in Athens in solidarity with D. Koufontina, a member of the revolutionary anti-American November 17 group who was given 5 life sentences to bolster relations with the United States. Demonstrators demanded the release of the political prisoner on hunger strike, in anticipation of further events to occur.
Daily Archives: January 17, 2021
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Over 100 protesters gathered in Montreal to demand the end of curfew during the pandemic, calling for a solution to the crisis not involving police. Many involved in the march made it clear that they were pro-science, pro-mask, and pro-vaccine, but that using police to raid people's homes and ensure that they were following quarantine is tyrannical.
Dozens of protesters gathered in the southern Californian city of Vacaville, attacking the police station and smashing in many windows before dispersing with no arrests made nor any identities exposed.
Anarchists in Essen attacked 2 police stations, blowing up a police cruiser at the Rellinghausen station and vandalizing the Essen-Kettwig station with rocks and paint, in a statement against the racist and xenophobic sentiments within the police of Essen that have not gone unnoticed to the public.
Thousands of Tunisians returned to the streets 10 years after the Arab Spring, demanding change to the country's endemic corruption and lack of social services to fit the needs of the people and those in renewed poverty as a result of the COVID pandemic. Despite widespread police repression with tear gas and beatings, protesters held strong in many cities across the country.
800 anarchists marched through downtown Hamburg to protest against fascism, capitalism, repression, and to demand immediate and free access to the vaccine for all residents of Germany, be they citizens, refugees, or undocumented migrants. They demand the free market not handle distribution and that rich people should not be the first to receive the vaccine.
Over 8,500 migrants have crossed Honduras into Guatemala, with the number ever-increasing as more and more desperate and impoverished people attempt to seek a new life in the country that has imperialized the continent. Extreme violence broke out at Vado Hondo in Chiquimula, where the Guatemalan military and police were sent to attack unarmed and poor migrants trying to cross the border.