Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Medellín for a 4th consecutive day, as part of a general strike in Colombia opposing new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police attacked the demonstrations, which occurred citywide, with tear gas and live rounds.
Hundreds of students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki resisted a police crackdown on the rectorate’s occupation and marched against state repression, broadcasted many times following the previous invasion of the university in which dozens of arrests occurred.
50,000 protesters gathered at the Alameda, demonstrating against the Piñera presidency and demanding the resignation of the government. Many ensuing clashes occurred, with chemically-tainted water cannons deployed against the demonstrators. Despite not arriving at the presidential palace, protesters remained undeterred and stayed beyond nightfall.
Youths in the suburban commune of Trappes, located west of Paris, clashed with law enforcement at a local police station in the city for a 3rd consecutive night, exchanging firework mortars and tear gas canisters throughout the night.
Anarchists in Thessaloniki gathered to protest in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the 17 November revolutionary group who went on hunger strike starting on the 8th of January, demanding his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens which would allow him to see visitors and receive adequate medical treatment. A heavy police buildup arrived at the demonstration, detaining 7 participants without clause of arrest, later releasing them.
