About 50 abolitionists gathered at the minimum-security federal prison for men in Laval, Quebec, setting off fireworks, banging on pots and pans, and yelling chants in solidarity with those inside during the New Years’ noise demo. Prisoners at the jail have been kept in isolation from months, with limited to no access to the gym or library and no visits from family.
Thousands of protesters in Popayán took to the streets in opposition to neoliberal policies and the Tributary Reform in Colombia, which would impose new taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity, internet, and water. Demonstrators clashed with police, throwing rocks and taking down security cameras at the site.
Hundreds of Irish protesters gathered in Balbriggan, north of Dublin, against the murder of George Nkencho by the Gardaí. Demonstrators called for a criminal investigation into the officer who shot the 27-year-old Nigerian immigrant 5 times, as well as the halting of the practice of police taking down protesters’ names.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Formosa after COVID quarantine was reinstated due to only 30 cases detected, in the northern province already grappled by poverty and draconian restrictions in the beginning of the pandemic.
Greek anarchists dropped banners and spray-painted graffiti across several neighborhoods in Larisa in solidarity with imprisoned comrade Stathopoulos Vangelis, held in pre-trial detention for over 13 months without a shred of evidence to the accusations against him. The risk of COVID-19 contraction has been a common concern in many Greek prisons, with jails seeing a skyrocketing of cases across the country.
