Greek anarchists in Athens gathered at RES in Athens in solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas, which began on the 8th of January to demand a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, which would provide adequate medical care and access to visitors.
Daily Archives: February 8, 2021
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Dozens of protesters in Valparaiso gathered for a demonstration demanding justice for Francisco Martinez, a Panguipulli street juggler murdered by police. Chilean law enforcement, known as Carabineros, cracked down on the protest, using chemical weapons including tear gas and water cannons.
Anarchists gathered at the ESEIA (Journalists' Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers) office in solidarity with the hunger strike of the former N17 member Dimitris Koufontinas, which began on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he will be able to see visitors and receive better medical care.
Protesters in the Santiago commune of Maipú placed and burned barricades during a national round of protests demanding justice for Francisco Martinez and Camilo Miyaki, both victims of police murder.
Dozens of protesters gathered and clashed with law enforcement at the Lo Prado police station in Santiago, following the murder of two men 2 days apart in Chile. Demonstrators surrounded the police station and burned barricades, demanding justice for Francisco Martinez and Camilo Miyaki.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Santiago at Plaza Dignidad, marching to the Presidential Palace amid fierce use of chemical weapons including tear gas and water cannons by police forces after the death of Camilo Miyaki in a police station and the murder of street juggler Francisco Martinez by a Carabinero (Chilean police officer).
Anarchists in Patras protested in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas on his 33rd day of hunger striking for transfer to the Athens Korydallos prison, marching in the Agia Sofia and Tabachana road junctions and dropping leaflets displaying the demonstrators' demands.
Hundreds gathered a few blocks away from the wake of Francisco Martínez, the Panguipulli street artist murdered by police, to protest against state brutality and repression. Carabineros responded with heavy usage of chemical weapons used on demonstrators and would go on to attack the wake itself, causing massive chaos in the area.
Around 60 protesters gathered in Patras in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas on his 33rd day of hunger striking since the 8th of January, with the former 17N member demanding his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens which would let him see visitors and get better medical care.
Around 400 Indian feminists and members of womens' organizations gathered in front of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, demanding equal pay for equal work, women’s safety & other related issues. Police cracked down on the peaceful demonstration, making several arrests and injuries.
Dozens of students gathered in front of the Athens Polytechnic University, demanding the halting of the law proposed by the Education Minister which would bring back police to university campuses across Greece. 2 banners were hung up, one espousing anti-capitalist views and another made by a graduate students' union demanding the end of cops on campus.
Dozens of protesters in the Bonilla neighborhood of Antofagasta dropped banners and clashed with police to demand the abolition of Carabineros (Chilean police) and the release of all political prisoners of the popular uprising. Fireworks were thrown by demonstrators in response to tear gas used by Carabineros, which entered the houses of several people.
Riot police attacked hundreds of anti-government protesters in Port-au-Prince demonstrating against the imperialist-backed mandate of President Jovenel Moise, seen by the public as a murderous dictator. Law enforcement & government-paid street gangs fired tear gas and terrorized participants in the attempted rally held in the middle of Haiti's capital.
Dozens of protesters in Villarrica marched against police impunity after the death of Camilo Miyaki in a police station and the murder of street juggler Francisco Martinez in Panguipulli. Youths torched the municipality after the march and placed barricades, demanding the abolition of police.
Dozens of protesters in Coquimbo clashed with Chilean law enforcement, known as Carabineros, during a demonstration demanding police abolition after the death of a man in a police station and the murder of a street juggler in Panguipulli for failing to present his ID.