Demonstrations in Lebanon began after the inauguration of Hariri, with protesters barricading roads across Beirut against the current regime and its supporters that burned the Revolution Fist in Martyrs’ Square.
Family members of activists & youth arrested during recent riots in Siliana protested outside of the local Court of First Instance to demand that the government of Tunisia release them immediately.
Protesters at Salvador Allende Avenue in Antofagasta burned barricades and raised banners to demand the release of all imprisoned protesters of Chile’s social uprising and the abolition of Carabineros, the country’s national police force.
Belgian youth in Brussels continued to ramp up occupation of several areas into New Year’s day, clashing with police and setting fires against state repression and brutality against people’s movements.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Barranquilla, as part of a general strike stretching for a 4th day in opposition to new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration with water cannons, dispersing the crowd through the city center and injuring several people.
