Around 100 protesters in Antofagasta marched to demand the release of all political prisoners of Chile’s social uprising and the end of femicides in the country. Demonstrators burned barricades and set up roadblocks, with police arriving shortly after and deploying water cannons on the small crowd.
Via Primera Línea Prensa, antofa_combativa, prensaestudiantil_, antofamarcha
Dozens of protesters marched in Elizabeth City for a 5th day following the police murder of Andrew Brown, who was shot in the head by police with assault rifles near his home. Demonstrators blocked roads and moved through wealthy neighborhoods to continue to try to place pressure on the city government to release the body cameras.
Thousands of protesters in London gathered against woman-directed hate crimes, also demonstrating in opposition to a bill proposed by the British government threatening to restrict the right to protest. Unlike the previous day, confrontations occurred but without arrests.
15 protesters gathered in front of the entrance to the Krome Detention Center to the west of Miami in solidarity with the detainees inside but were blocked by a heavily armed contingent of police. Demonstrators then led chants on the highway, receiving honks of support from those passing by.
Protesters in Peru have been hit by shocking brutality from government forces, with helicopters filmed throwing tear gas from above. Tear gas and live bullets have been deployed all over the Lima district, with over 3 protesters registered dead. #PeruvianLivesMatter began trending on Twitter, accumulating more than 700,000 tweets. Many do not anticipate any positive developments happening in the protests.
