Protesters gathered in the tens of thousands in Bangkok, protesting against the monarchy and military dictatorship. Government security forces quickly gathered and deployed water cannons against the protesters, which have been seen very often during the protests in Thailand. Hundreds of arrests occurred, and it is very likely that many will be facing charges.
Hundreds of protesters in the Athens district of Ilioupoli took to the streets against the Greek government’s management of the pandemic, with the military and police overfunded while hospitals and the healthcare system overwhelmed with ICU beds at near full capacity.
Dozens of anarchists gathered at Georgiou Square in Patras in solidarity with D. Koufontina, a former member of the revolutionary anti-American November 17 group who was given 5 life sentences by the Greek government.
Dozens of anarchists in New York City marched on the city’s 84th Precinct on what would have been Trayvon Martin’s birthday, following an incident in which a police officer refused to wear a mask and assaulted a protester. At least 100 police trailed the demonstration, considered by many to be a ridiculous response.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Athens for a demonstration in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former 17N member who went on hunger strike starting the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens. Police brutally attacked the protest, pepper-spraying participants point-blank, cornering and beating them.
