A vigil in honor of a young person who had recently passed away broke out into a riot in Swansea, Wales, in the United Kingdom, after police arrived to break up the gathering. Several cars were torched, and police cars were pelted with rocks, resulting in no arrests at the scene.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portland for a New Years’ demonstration, clashing with federal agents and police throughout the night. Much of the night was a back and forth between protesters using fireworks, and law enforcement using munitions & tear gas.
Around 60 protesters gathered in Heraklion in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the revolutionary communist 17N group who entered a hunger strike on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he would receive better medical care and access to visitors.
Protesters in the central city of Putaendo took to the streets and burned barricades to demand more access to water, which was compromised due to local government incompetence.
150 protesters in Washington D.C. returned to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, a victim of police murder in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. Police attacked the demonstration as it ended, making several arrests and dragging protesters on the floor.
