Protesters in Antofagasta placed barricades in the region of Cachimba, burning tires to demand the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and amnesty for all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising.
Daily Archives: December 25, 2020
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Hundreds of feminists protested at the La Florida borough of the Chilean capital city of Santiago after the body of a victim of femicide was discovered. 22-year-old María Isabel Pavez had been missing for 6 days before her corpse was found, sparking widespread anger among the progressives of Chile.
French abolitionists gathered at the prison of Montbéliard, launching fireworks in solidarity with the inmates inside to let them know that eventually there will come a day when all of them are out of cages.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Bergen County Jail on Christmas Day, in solidarity with ICE detainees at the prison in New Jersey. Demonstrators made noise to let the detainees know of their presence and were promptly threatened with arrest by police for standing too close to the perimeter.
Greeks in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos clashed with police, demanding an end to class-based quarantine and segregation, with politicians and the wealthy like the Prime Minister being allowed to violate travel restrictions and other quarantine measures. Barricades were built to resist DELTA bike cops who tried to arrive on the scene, with Molotov cocktails being used to repulse government forces.