Members of the Squatted Community of Prosfygika protested in solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned leader of the insurgent Kurdistan Workers’ Party in Turkey. Demonstrators demanded the end of isolated imprisonment for the rebel leader, who has not been allowed to have visitors during an extended period of his sentence.
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Thousands of protesters marched in Yangon on the 6th day of civil disobedience in opposition to the military coup in Myanmar, demanding the restoration of civilian rule to the Southeast Asian country marred by a dictatorship led by the armed forces that lasted for decades until the early 2010s.
Hundreds gathered in Athens in opposition to the ban on demonstrations imposed by the Greek government, with organizations ranging from anarchist collectives to the Communist Party demanding the repeal of the law making it illegal to participate in protests.
Protesters in Portland met at Revolution Hall on what would have been George Floyd’s 47th birthday to commemorate his life and the movement that formed after him. Demonstrators gave Floyd’s cousin balloons, which they promptly released into the air while chanting ‘George Floyd’.
100 protesters gathered in Minneapolis for a New Year’s noise demo outside of prisons, following suit with dozens of other cities across the world. Confrontations with police occurred, with 21 people arrested and 12 booked at the protest.