Demonstrators gathered in memorial of Esteban, a 15-year-old protester killed in Santiago earlier in the day, in La Pincoya, his hometown. The Carabinero police forces immediately arrived on-scene, using water cannons against the demonstration and arresting several people.
Dozens of workers from the Union of West Attica gathered outside of the Ministry of Labor in Athens, demanding more measures to protect the health of employees at the workplace, as well as more unemployment benefits for the jobless who cannot support themselves during the pandemic.
Around 300 protesters gathered at the Justice Center in Portland around nightfall on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s murder, demanding justice for the black woman killed in Louisville by police who opened fire into her home using a no-knock warrant.
Around 50 protesters gathered in Thessaloniki in solidarity with the hunger strike of former N17 member Dimitris Koufontinas, which began on the 8th of January to demand a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens that would provide adequate medical care and the ability to see visitors.
Protesters in Portland were first dispersed by the police after an unlawful assembly was declared, with a few protesters arrested and the demonstrators pushed down the road. A man was later seen pointing a gun at a member of the press, then exiting his car to yell ‘All Lives Matter!’ at the crowd. No one was harmed during the altercation.
