Around 1000 protesters returned to the streets for a 6th consecutive night of protests in Barcelona demanding the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned for criticizing the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators clashed with police, who arrived in riot gear and made several arrests of peaceful participants attempting to distance themselves from law enforcement.
Daily Archives: February 21, 2021
Over 100,000 Indian farmers gathered in Barnala, Punjab State, to protest against the 3 neoliberal farm bills passed by the BJP government led by Narendra Modi, which would liberalize the market and remove a price guarantee that farmers require in order to survive on the little they make from agriculture.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Haiti, demanding the fall of the Moise regime propped up by the United States and OAS. Demonstrators clashed with police after tear gas was fired by law enforcement, then followed by riot police opening fire on the crowd with automatic weapons, but with no deaths recorded.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Tarragona to demand freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing rapper from Catalonia arrested and facing charges for insulting the Bourbon royal family of Spain. Demonstrators clashed with police, who fired tear gas in response to the placing of barricades by youth.