Anarchists and antifascist allies demonstrated outside of the Democratic Party of Oregon, writing ‘SHAME’ and the Three Arrows symbol on the front of the building. The DPO has been widely criticized for being extremely resistant to any police reform in Portland. Its party officials have also federally deputized the police so that they can bring extremely serious charges against protesters and go through Trump’s Justice Department.
Hundreds of antifascists gathered in San Diego to counterprotest a pro-Trump rally going on in Long Beach, clashing with both Proud Boys and police who were far more aggressive towards the anti-Trump side. Pepper spray was used by several sides, with injuries occurring in sporadic fights that took place throughout the confrontation.
Dozens of protesters gathered at Syntagma Square in Athens for the release of Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the left-wing revolutionary group 17 November serving a life sentence; Koufontinas entered a hunger strike to demand his transfer to his old cell in the Korydallos prison in Athens, where he would again be able to see visitors and be able to receive medical care.
Over 400 protesters gathered in New York for Martin Luther King Day, marching down the Brooklyn Bridge and several other prominent sites. Peaceful demonstrators were brutally assaulted by the police, who made a total of 29 arrests by rushing the crowd and yanking people out forcefully.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Dafni metro station in Athens and marched in opposition to police brutality and the government’s mismanagement of the COVID-pandemic, which has sought a policy of overfunding the police and military as cases in Greece continue to steadily increase.
