Massive protests engulfed the capital of Thailand, with many demonstrators being students and anti-monarchy activists. The crowds measured above 150,000 in attendance in Bangkok alone, and several clashes occurred with police after protesters insulted the queen, which in the Kingdom is punishable by life in prison.
Protesters in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Italy turned out in almost a dozen cities, including Toronto, Baltimore, Raleigh, New York, Nashville, Houston, Glasgow, and Napoli. Attendance ranged from the dozens to the thousands, with protests taking up large swaths of city squares.
Thousands of protesters in the city of Armenia took to the streets in opposition to neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform in Colombia, which would impose new taxes on basic goods and services including bills for utilities, as well as cutting government aid to low-income workers and households.
Activists launched a firework action against the Turkish Embassy in Paris following an attack by Grey Wolves fascists against the Kurdish Association building in Lyon.
Dozens of protesters in the town of Elizabeth City took to the streets after a Black man was killed by police, demanding justice and the release of the body cameras. Demonstrators blocked roads, causing as much disruption as possible to force the city to release the evidence.
