Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of Girona to demand freedom and amnesty for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper facing charges for criticizing the monarchy of Spain, the Bourbon royal family. Demonstrators burned barricades and clashed with police, who attempted unsuccessfully to quell the gathering.
Daily Archives: February 19, 2021
Hundreds of students and other protesters in Barcelona marched to demand amnesty and freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned and facing charges for criticizing the Spanish monarchy.
Over 100 student protesters marched in Tarragona, freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges of at least 9 months in prison for "supporting terrorism" and criticizing the Spanish monarchy.
Police in Athens brutally assaulted protesters gathering for a demonstration in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of 17N who entered a hunger strike to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison for better medical care and visitors. Tear gas was deployed and arrests were made after only 15 minutes of the crowd beginning to assemble.
Anarchists in Thessaloniki gathered in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the Greek communist 17 November group who entered a hunger strike on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he would receive better medical care and access to visitors.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Barcelona for a 4th consecutive day to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a communist Catalan rapper imprisoned and facing charges for criticizing the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators clashed with police, placing and burning barricades in many areas across the city after confrontations began to occur.
Hundreds of protesters in Vilafranca took to the streets to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned and facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators graffitied the local police station and threw flares to throw off police from being able to make arrests.
Around 1000 protesters took to the streets in 3 sites across Berlin on the 1st anniversary of the Hanau Massacre, a mass shooting perpetrated by a member of the far-right who targeted shisha bars and murdered 11 people.