Chilean protesters gathered in Talcahuano to demand the resignation of right-wing President Sebastian Piñera and amnesty for all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising. Following through with the tradition of burning puppets of Piñera as they did on the 2020 New Years’ demonstrators lit a caricature of him on fire with gasoline.
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Hundreds in Paris gathered at the Senate against the Global Security Bill as its modified version was being debated, the subject of massive riots in late November and early December 2020. After the demonstration, police attacked the crowd and pushed them into the metro while beating several.
Protesters from the 18th of October Uprising Coordination organization gathered in Santiago to protest for amnesty for all political prisoners taken by the state during the protests in Chile that have gone on for more than a year.
Around 600-700 protesters in Thessaloniki marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, marching from the Statue of Venizelos to the city’s beach, demanding the immediate government satisfaction of the former 17 November member’s request to be transferred back to his old cell in the Korydallos prison.
Dozens of members of the Anarchist Political Organization gathered at the municipal doctor’s office of Kypseli, a neighborhood of Athens, to demand free food, housing, education, and healthcare for all. Protesters dropped a banner at the site and distributed leaflets in the area to avoid contact with police.