Dozens of anarchists gathered at Georgiou Square in Patras in solidarity with D. Koufontina, a former member of the revolutionary anti-American November 17 group who was given 5 life sentences by the Greek government.
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Thousands of protesters in Santiago gathered for a day of national mobilization to demand amnesty for all political prisoners and the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera. Carabinero riot police attacked the demonstrations with excessive force, but failed to properly disperse the protesters who were marching in multiple separate locations and methods, both on foot and on bike.
75 demonstrators gathered for New Years’ Eve outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, as part of the nationwide noise demos called for by the Anarchist Black Cross. Prisoners inside showed their support by waving and turning the lights in their cells on and off.
70 protesters gathered at the Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin for a vigil for George Nkencho, a mentally ill Nigerian immigrant recently murdered by the police, calling for a criminal investigation into the national police officer who shot him 5 times.
Hundreds of Portland protesters marched to the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters, smashing in windows and tagging graffiti before the crowd was brutally assaulted by police. Protesters then headed to Irving Park, where they saved a mother and child in a car accident before marching once again and returning without any confrontations with police occurring.
