Anarchists in Dresden protested in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, demanding the immediate government satisfaction of the former 17 November member's request to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Daily Archives: March 5, 2021
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Dozens of protesters gathered in the small town of Kalamata in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, gathering in the city's central square and demanding the immediate satisfaction of the former 17 November member's request to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Around 30 protesters in Vienna marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, lighting flares and throwing paint at the Greek embassy to demand the immediate satisfaction of the former 17 November member's request to be returned to the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Over 20,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel took to the streets of Umm al-Fahm in opposition to discriminatory police brutality against the Arab community, following the IDF's crackdown on a peaceful demonstration which resulted in 35 injuries, which included the city's mayor.
A pan-ideological coalition of protesters in Patras marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, demanding the immediate satisfaction of the hunger striker's request to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Police assaulted hundreds of protesters who gathered at Syntagma Square in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, deploying water cannons, pepper spray, and tear gas against the small crowd which was chased all the way to the National Library, where the remaining protesters were hit directly by a water cannon.
Around 600-700 protesters in Thessaloniki marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, marching from the Statue of Venizelos to the city's beach, demanding the immediate government satisfaction of the former 17 November member's request to be transferred back to his old cell in the Korydallos prison.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Senegal after the arrest of a prominent opposition leader for allegedly politically motivated accusations of rape. The death count from police murders increased to at least 10, with hundreds of injuries from live ammunition occurring as well.
Around 150-200 students gathered in front of the Propylaea in Athens to protest against a law passed by the Ministry of Education which would enable police to enter universities for the first time in 1975. The demonstration was forced to disperse, however, after police blocked anyone from entering the road.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Senegal for a 2nd consecutive day following the arrest of a prominent opposition leader, clashing with police and the military in several areas only for security forces to defect to the side of the opposition in others. At least 4 protesters were killed, with dozens of universities and schools going on strike and traffic shut down nationally.
13 cars were burned in the Rilleux-la-Pape suburb of Lyon, with dozens of youth clashing over a dispute during an illicit deal.
Demonstrators in Antofagasta burned barricades to demand the resignation of right-wing president Piñera and the release of all protesters imprisoned during the 2019 Chilean social uprising.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Encarnación, the 3rd-largest city in all of Paraguay, demanding the government's resignation after the collapse of the healthcare system, with medicine at a critically low level and elective surgeries stopped altogether. Demonstrators gathered at the Plaza de Armas in the Colorado District, burning barricades and singing chants against the standing regime.
Around 15,000 protesters took to the streets of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, to demand the resignation of the government after the collapse of the country's healthcare system. Elective surgeries were already suspended by the Ministry of Health, and a shortage of medicine remains throughout the country. After police attacked the crowd, the Ministry of Finance was set on fire and widespread clashes began to occur across the city, prompting the resignation of the Minister of Health.
Thousands of protesters in Santiago gathered during a general strike to demand the resignation of right-wing president Sebastian Piñera and the release of all political prisoners of Chile's social uprising since 2019. Demonstrators clashed with police for hours, until maintaining control of the Plaza and burning the statue of genocidal general Manuel Baquedano.