Around 70 protesters marched in New York following a decision made by the courts not to charge the police officers responsible for the murder of Daniel Prude, a black man who suffocated and died after law enforcement put a hood over his head during a mental health crisis in March 2020.
Dozens of protesters in Patras marched in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, an imprisoned former member of the 17 November left-wing urban guerilla who entered a hunger strike on the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens, where he would receive adequate medical care and access to visitors.
Indigenous activists and allies gathered near Palisade, Minnesota, to protest against the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline, marching down the Great River Road to the construction site, where speeches were given out and dances were performed. Later, protesters drove 45 minutes at a 2nd construction site, shutting down activity before sheriffs swiftly arrived and arrested several.
Dozens of antifascists gathered in Sacramento to oppose a Stop The Steal rally organized by the Proud Boys, clashing several times outside of the California State Capitol and 10th street. Police moved in to protect the Proud Boys several times, with the protest eventually dispersing after multiple fights breaking out.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the roundabout of Caaguazú to demand the resignation of President Marito Abdo, widely held responsible for corruption resulting in the disappearance of $1.6 billion from Paraguay’s healthcare budget, causing a collapse in infrastructure as hospitals were overwhelmed and forced to cut back on resources.
