Loyalist rioters in Carrickfergus, north of Belfast, burned dumpsters and trash on the street and threw petrol bombs at police to demand the repeal of the North Ireland Protocol, which sets up customs between Britain and North Ireland and disrupts the Loyalist drug trade.
Hundreds of youths in the city of Vic clashed with police to demand the release of political prisoner Pablo Hasel, a Catalan rapper arrested in Lleida under charges of insulting the Spanish monarchy. The city’s police station was smashed in, and burning barricades were placed to stop the advance of law enforcement.
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.
Protesters burned barricades and blocked roads at the Mar Mikhaël Church at the Medawar district of Beirut, demanding an increase in living conditions following the Beirut explosion. The military made several arrests at the site and forcefully reopened the area after detaining those present.
Protesters in Bogota took to the streets on the anniversary of the 2019 General Strike, mourning the death of 18-year-old Dilan Cruz. […]
