Hundreds of protesters in Kabul took to the streets against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, denouncing the Taliban while also chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Pakistan”. Security forces fired at the demonstration with live rounds, killing an unknown number of people.
Protesters took to the streets in Israel for the 17th week in a row against the corruption and human rights abuses committed by Netanyahu, with thousands of protesters crowding the streets of West Jerusalem. Many see Netanyahu as the same authoritarian strongman as Donald Trump in the US, and are frightened by the prospects of him acting as such.
Dozens of protesters were attacked by police in Patras during a demonstration in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontina, an incarcerated former member of the November 17 revolutionary group. He entered a hunger strike on January 8th demanding a transfer to a lower-security Athenian prison, with pan-Hellenic protests organized across the country to support his demands.
Around 400 people in Heraklion marched against police brutality justified by enforcing COVID-19 restrictions, with law enforcement and the military overfunded despite hospitals being overwhelmed with ICUs in Greece near full capacity as the healthcare system is left without money.
Around 100 protesters in Rochester marched after no officers were charged in the murder of Daniel Prude, a black man suffocated by police who put a hood over his entire head, causing him to die a week later. Demonstrators marched to the Rochester Public Safety Building, pushing aside barricades and pushing on the front door before dispersing.
