Around 100 protesters in Heraklion marched on International Women's Day, demanding the fall of patriarchal violence and oppression during a wave of allegations of sexual assault perpetrated by top Greek government officials.
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Hundreds of students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki resisted a police crackdown on the rectorate's occupation and marched against state repression, broadcasted many times following the previous invasion of the university in which dozens of arrests occurred.
Around 1000 protesters in Thessaloniki marched on International Women's Day starting from the Statue of Venizelos, demanding an end to patriarchal violence and oppression during a #MeToo wave of allegations of sexual assault and harassment against top officials in the Greek government.
Thousands of protesters in Athens marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike on International Women's Day, demanding the immediate state acceptance of the former 17 November member's demands to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Around 100 protesters in Patras gathered at Agia Sofia Square and then participated in a neighborhood march against police repression, seen often after demonstrations were attacked in Athens, Nea Smyrni, and Thessaloniki in recent days.
Around 400 protesters in Patras marched on International Women's Day, calling for an end to patriarchal violence, oppression, and capitalism, as the #MeToo movement gripped Greece amid dozens of allegations of sexual harassment and rape against top officials in the government.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Athens on International Women's Day, singing chants and holding banners against patriarchy, the state, and capitalism, demanding more empowerment for women in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean, and worldwide.
Thousands of women in Valparaíso took to the streets on International Women's Day to protest against government incompetence in stopping femicides and to demand safe and legal abortions in all of Chile. Police attacked the demonstration, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters.
Police in Los Angeles attacked civil rights protesters in the California city's downtown, assaulting several activists including parents of people murdered by the same police department.
Around 1500 women took to the streets of Rancagua on International Women's Day, demanding an end to femicides as well as safe and legal abortions in Chile. Demonstrators converged on the local police station, clashing with police and lobbing objects into the building.
Hundreds of protesters in Asunción returned to the streets for a 4th consecutive day to demand the resignation of President Marito Abdo, following the collapse of the healthcare system in Paraguay after $1.6 billion mysteriously disappeared, so severe that elective surgeries, including appendix removals, were suspended, and medicine remained at a critical low. Police attacked protesters, forcing them to disperse with tear gas and water cannons.
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Santiago on International Women's Day, protesting against government incompetence in curbing a rise in femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in Chile. Police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannons, who fought back with barricades and rocks.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Puerto Montt on International Women's Day, protesting against the government’s incompetence in stopping femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.
Hundreds of protesters in Osorno took to the streets on International Women's Day against the government's incompetence in stopping femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.
Around 300 protesters in Frankfurt marched after a 19-year-old Iraqi refugee died in a hospital after being arrested for possession of marijuana. While in custody, Qosay Sadam Khalaf "collapsed" in his cell and was taken to a hospital, where he ended up dying. Police attacked the demonstration, kicking and punching protesters without provocation.