Daily Archives: December 4, 2020
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Dozens of protesters gathered in Salem, the capital of Oregon, to march against American fascism, including the presidency of Donald Trump, the Proud Boys, and many other far-right groups. One right-winger did come around and harass activists but was soon detained by police, in what many see as a new development. Dozens of protesters gathered in Salem, the capital of […]
Thousands of protesters marched on the Presidential Palace through the Alameda, clashing with police who used chemical water cannons which caused scars and burns on several hundred demonstrators. Several dozen protesters were also injured by police, with a few possibly suffering concussions from being slammed against a wall by a water cannon.
Anarchists from the University of Patras dropped a banner in front of the university dorms in remembrance of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old shot dead by police and the 2008 Greek riots that followed his murder. Many groups at the moment begin preparations for the 12th anniversary of the riots, for which protests occur annually on the 6th of December. Anarchists […]
Miners joined in on the agricultural strike and blockade of the Panamerican highway, taking several key points and reinforcing the numbers of the strikers. Hundreds of union members from the Doe Run metallurgical plant located in La Oroya blockaded the highway critical to the supply of food to the capital Lima, demanding the government turn over management of the mining […]
Police attacked a crowd of roughly 150 anarchists at Syntagma Square, Athens, who were just beginning to unfurl a banner for a march 2 days before the anniversary of the 2008 Riots. Several people were arrested, and the rest fled the scene via metro after tear gas was deployed on the protest. Police attacked a crowd of roughly 150 anarchists […]
Athenians from the Anarchist Political Organization dropped a banner at the site of Alexandros Grigoropoulos’ murder, 2 days before the anniversary of the 2008 riots that happens every year. Many fear that the police will again attempt to suppress the demonstrations as they did with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising on November 17th. Athenians from the Anarchist Political […]
Hundreds to thousands of demonstrators marched in Lagos at the Tejuosho Area of Yaba, in what many call a 2nd wave of #EndSARS protests. Many mothers of victims of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre participated in the demonstration, condemning a lack of action by the government in finding the perpetrators.
Dozens of protesters continued demonstrations in St. Paul after the nonfatal shooting of a black man by 4 police officers, stating that other methods of de-escalation should have been used. Demonstrators marched to the still-barricaded St. Paul Police Department headquarters, with speakers including Soren Stevenson who lost an eye after being shot with a rubber bullet by Minneapolis PD.