Hundreds of Chilean protesters in Antofagasta clashed heavily with Carabineros, with multiple notable confrontations occurring including one 13-year-old arrested under the charge of rioting. Fires were set across the central roads and several injuries occurred to tear gas and pepper spray.
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Over 800 workers from the Chinese-backed mining company PT VDNI at Sultra in the southwest Indonesian province of Sulawesi went on strike demanding a fair wage and better working conditions. A number of buses and heavy vehicles were all burnt down. The PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry corporation both smelted and mined nickel, and other demands aside from a pay raise were a demand for 36+-month contracts.
Young Panamanians protested against President Laurentino Cortizo's decision to exclude people less than 25 years old from the "solidarity voucher", giving people $100 per month to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic's financial stress. Students blockaded several roads in response to the decision, including the Balboa and Cinco De Mayo avenues. Police responded by opening fire with rubber bullets and arresting several students, taking them to a police station, and later releasing them without torturing them in any form.
The CSOA Horta squat in Valencia was attacked by police without notice but failed after hundreds of neighbors and activists arrived within an hour to defend it and push the police out. Demonstrators repaired the urban garden and door of the squat and later gathered in Benimaclet Square in a rally.
Portland protesters on night 200 made it to the top of the Portland Police Association (PPA), a prominent police union building, placing a guillotine on top as well as a banner calling for the union's abolition.
After months of resistance to stop the Line 3 pipeline expansion, a total of 17 water protectors, mostly belonging to the Anishinaabe and Ojibwe tribe, were arrested and several tree sits were brought down. Resistance is expected to continue, although many did not expect the repression to occur this soon. Demonstrators had been blockading the Line 3 construction site for […]
Thousands of Albanian protesters returned to the streets for a 6th day following the police murder of 25-year-old Klodian Rasha for buying cigarettes past curfew. Demonstrators lit cars on fire and threw Molotovs at police who deployed tear gas, flashbang grenades, and water cannons in response. At least 20 arrests were made.