Thousands of Greeks in Athens gathered for a demonstration against police repression, following an incident of police brutality in the name of COVID protocols at Nea Smyrni Square and the reintroduction of police to universities for the first extended period since the fall of the military dictatorship.
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Thousands of protesters marched after police assaulted a student occupation of the rector's office in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, making dozens of arrests while using people out of uniform to attack students. The following march resulted in clashes with Molotov cocktails, firebombs, and tear gas deployed, causing the crowd to flee after the police assault.
Around 600 protesters in Patras took to the streets demanding the repeal of a law passed by the Ministry of Education in Greece, which would allow police to re-enter universities for the first extended period since the fall of the military dictatorship following a disastrous war and student uprising in 1973-1974.
Hundreds of protesters in New York marched in support of sex workers and immigrants in the United States, condemning oppressive institutions such as the police, Catholic Church, and other racist organizations that ensure economic and social inequality among much of the American population.
Around 150 protesters in Portland gathered for a direct action after the federal courthouse was once again opened back up. After several broken windows and a small fire, a massive security force poured out of the facility and launched chemical weapons against protesters, including the highly toxic HC gas.
Around 100 protesters in Portland marched to demand the halt of the Line 3 Tar Sands pipeline in Minnesota, which would possibly poison the local rivers in the area and compromise water supplies. Demonstrators first went inside several banks supporting the project, demanding the halt of funding for the pipeline, and then were attacked by DHS at the federal courthouse before later dispersing.
Demonstrators across Santiago placed roadblocks and burned barricades on the 3rd anniversary of the inauguration of Sebastian Piñera, the widely despised president of Chile infamous for instituting privatization and many neoliberal policies throughout his term.