Dozens of Brazilian protesters from Cidade de Deus blockaded the Linha Amarela, a popular road in the west of Rio de Janeiro, following the police murder of 38-year-old Marcelo Guimarães, a black man and father of 2.
Hundreds later arrived on the scene, demanding justice for Marcelo, blocking all roads in the area for hours.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Gandhi Monument in Panama City to demonstrate on the anniversary of the American invasion of the country in which more than 5,000 people were killed. A coalition of groups gathered, mostly from the Marxist-Leninist SUNTRAC organization, burning and stomping on flags of the United States.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets for a 15th day of demonstrations in Elizabeth City to demand justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police officers with assault rifles. Police closely trailed the small demonstration, but no arrests occurred due to a lack of confrontations.
Dozens of neo-Nazis in Barcelona gathered in a rally, attracting significant opposition from antifascists after a Ukrainian fascist symbol was raised. Police then cracked down on antifascists that arrived to confront the rally, arresting many of those present and causing several injuries.
Protesters in Athens gathered in solidarity with the November 17 political prisoner Dimitris Koufontina, who entered a hunger strike on January 8th demanding his transfer to a prison with less security and a greater assurance of his human rights. Police, who stated their presence was to “stop overcrowding” backed the demonstration into a wall and crowded them on their way to the Propylaea, where the protest later dispersed.
