Around 750 protesters marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike in Thessaloniki, demanding the immediate Greek government satisfaction of the former 17 November member’s request to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison.
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Thousands of protesters across Chile returned to the streets of multiple cities in support of the political prisoners of the social war, including anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 uprising. Police attacked the demonstrations occurring, causing intense clashes in several locations.
Right-wing groups held an anti-LGBTQ+ event in Toulouse on the 10th of October, which was met with strong opposition from a queer anarchist bloc. Police protected the right-wing march and tear-gassed the anarchists a total of 3 times, but eventually, the counter-protest managed to push back the march.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Washington D.C. for the weekly FTP march organized by the They/Them Collective, demanding justice for Xzavier Hill, a teenager killed by state police in Charlottesville on the 9th of January. The MPD harassed the demonstrators, trailing them in nearly equal numbers on bikes, before demonstrators dispersed mostly without issue.
Thousands of protesters in Athens took to the streets against the government’s management of the pandemic, with police and the military overfunded in Greece as COVID cases continue to rise steadily with hospitals and the medical system overwhelmed, with ICU beds near full capacity.
