Hundreds gathered in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá/Bacata, marching from the Memorial Center for all those killed by police abuse in the country. Many mourned the 13 people killed in less than 24 hours during the September Riots this year in Colombia.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Colorado State House in Denver, demanding that the United States intervene in the Ethiopian-Eritrean war and genocide on the breakaway Tigray nation. As of now, thousands of civilians have been killed and over 60,000 refugees have fled to Sudan, with an unknown amount in other countries. Many allegations have been made of rape, looting, and bombing of civilian targets as well, perpetrated by Eritrea as well despite Tigray being in Ethiopia.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators turned out in the hundreds to protest brutality in the local Providence Police Department, which similar to most, has suffered criticism of its handling and discrimination towards people of color and minorities. No major clashes with police occurred.
Hundreds of students and teachers in Athens gathered to protest against a law proposed by the New Democracy government, which would reintroduce police to campuses for the first time since 1975. During confrontations with police, demonstrators locked arms together and managed to avoid any arrests occurring despite the heavy presence of MAT riot cops.
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.
