Over 400 protesters gathered in New York for Martin Luther King Day, marching down the Brooklyn Bridge and several other prominent sites. Peaceful demonstrators were brutally assaulted by the police, who made a total of 29 arrests by rushing the crowd and yanking people out forcefully.
Via ThizzL, Alex Chaser, Chris Gelardi, NYC Protest Updates
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Valdivia against the police murder of a street artist in the city of Panguipulli for the crime of not presenting his ID, with the crowd gathering at Simón Bolívar Plaza to demand justice for the killed juggler.
Protesters in Karditsa gathered at the office of New Democracy MP Giorgos Kotsos, demanding the acceptance of demands put forward by Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of 17N who has been on hunger strike since the 8th of January for a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he would get quality medical care and access to visitors.
Hundreds of members of the FENATS medical workers’ union protested in the central city of Concepción to demand a higher budget for the health sector to combat COVID-19, including more infrastructure and raises for on-the-ground nurses and doctors. Many in the crowd also called for amnesty for political prisoners and the resignation of Piñera.
Protesters and feminist activists in Poland have begun a general strike with hundreds of thousands participating. It began after the government ruled that abortion was unconstitutional, leading to tens of thousands taking to the streets. Police assaulted demonstrators in many areas, also employing pepper-spray and tear gas.
