Anarchists and other abolitionists turned out in a crowd of 150 people against the police, marching through BLM Plaza and other parts of Washington. Demands included the defunding or abolition of the MPD and the arrest of the officers responsible for the murders of Karon Hylton and Deon Kay. Demonstrators also condemned the lack of action seen by many before the celebrations of the victory of Joe Biden earlier the same day.
Over 100 protesters in Heraklion marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, demanding the immediate government satisfaction of the former 17 November member’s request to be returned to the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Thousands of students gathered in Thessaloniki and marched against a new law which would restore police to university campuses across Greece for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship. Clashes ensued after police deployed tear gas on protesters, with Molotov cocktails flying through the air and firebombs used against law enforcement. After finishing the march in spite of chemical weapons being used on protesters, the students returned for an afternoon march against state repression.
Hundreds of protesters across Santiago took to the streets in a day of mobilization in solidarity with prisoners of the uprising in Chile. Demonstrators demanded their immediate release and a general pardon for all convictions made related to the 18th of October Uprising, burning barricades, and clashing with police at various points across the Chilean capital city.
Protesters in the Greek coastal town of Loutraki gathered in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, 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.
