Dozens of Italians gathered at the Greek consulate in Milan in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the 17N revolutionary group on hunger strike for nearly a month to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, which would give him adequate medical care and access to visitors.
Rioters in Leipzig, Germany, burned several military vehicles for New Year’s, during part of the traditional car-torching every January 1st that results in over 1,000 burnt vehicles every year.
250 million workers joined the All-India General Strike, making it the largest in human history, with protests occurring all over the country. Over 300 groups, including the communist parties of India, aided the organization of the strike.
Protests sparked in the central Somalian town of Galkayo amid anger over missing children; they were allegedly sent to the city of Asmara in Eritrea for military training, then deployed to Ethiopia and killed in the war and genocide against the northern breakaway province of Tigray. Police responded by opening fire into the crowd, causing numerous injuries but no reported deaths.
Thousands of protesters in Bogota returned to the streets for a 3rd consecutive day, demanding the repeal of a law raising taxes on the poor and middle class with basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked demonstrations taking place across the city, putting down many neighborhood marches and terrorizing the local population.
