Demonstrations occurred all around the world on Black Friday against Amazon, with dozens showing up at its headquarters in Seattle and workers protesting in Bangladesh. Garment workers engaged in a walk-out in Dhaka against the corporation, and 7 warehouses across Germany went on strike.
Protesters gathered in Athens at the office of Amnesty International in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the N17 revolutionary group who entered a hunger strike on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, which would enable him to see visitors and receive adequate medical treatment.
Hundreds of protesters in Neiva returned to the streets for the 4th day of a general strike in Colombia, demanding the overturning of the Tributary Reform, which would raise taxes on basic goods and services, and would also privatize hospitals and healthcare, which would make the health system similar to that of the US.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the City Hall of Ohio in Columbus in opposition to Trump and a planned far-right event at the site, which only 1 person ended up arriving to. Demonstrators then marched to the Statehouse, finding a heavy police presence there that had seemingly been placed for inauguration security.
Anarchists gathered at the ESEIA (Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers) office in solidarity with the hunger strike of the former N17 member Dimitris Koufontinas, which began on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he will be able to see visitors and receive better medical care.
