Around 30 protesters in Vienna marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, lighting flares and throwing paint at the Greek embassy to demand the immediate satisfaction of the former 17 November member’s request to be returned to the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Around 400 protesters in Thessaloniki gathered in solidarity with refugees in Greece following the deaths of several undocumented immigrants who were homeless.
Around 600 protesters marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike in Thessaloniki, arriving at the US consulate in honor of the hunger striker’s affiliation to the 17 November left-wing urban guerilla that frequently attacked Anglo-American targets.
Hundreds of protesters across Lebanon gathered to protest the Central Bank’s mishandling of hyperinflation and soaring gas prices in the country. Demonstrators blocked off roads, placing barricades, and burning tires to pressure the Lebanese government to act with competence on the problem.
Hundreds of anarchists and students marched on the Agio Venizelou in Thessaloniki in protest against the planned reintroduction of cops on campus, standing off with police and blockading traffic. No arrests were made, in a new development after the heavy crackdown on protests during the anniversaries of the Polytechnic Uprising and the 2008 riots.
