Hundreds of protesters marched in New York City to demand justice for Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old boy murdered by Chicago police. Demonstrators marched through Brooklyn, blocking traffic and shutting down activity to disrupt for justice. Around 40 police officers trailed the march, almost numbering 1 for every 5 protesters.
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Hundreds of protesters in Washington D.C. took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, an unarmed 20-year-old Black man murdered in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. Police attacked the demonstration as it was ending, making several arrests as the rest of the crowd dispersed.
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Chicago following the murder of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by a police officer, as the middle schooler put his hands up before being killed anyways. Demonstrators scuffled with police after 2 arrests were made, both of which resulted in almost immediate releases.
Hundreds of protesters in Portland marched following the police murder of a mentally ill man in the same city, demanding immediate justice for the life lost at the hands of state violence. Fires were set and windows were smashed across the city, with police making few arrests at the scene.
Dozens of protesters in the Thessaloniki Aristotle University held a rally outside of the occupied rector's office, demanding the overturning of a law creating a university police force in Greece for the first time since the fall of the military junta that existed from 1967-1974.
Hundreds of protesters in Oakland took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, both recent victims of police murder in the United States. Several car dealerships and large corporations were attacked, with a car being set on fire and government buildings being smashed up.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a 6th day of demonstrations in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center demanding justice for the police murder of Daunte Wright, an unarmed 20-year-old Black man. Police used tear gas and flashbangs, then kettling the crowd and making over 130 arrests.
Around 100 protesters in Durham marched to demand justice for Daunte Wright, stopping traffic in front of the Durham County Jail before spray-painting several walls in the area, also burning an American flag at the scene before dispersing with no arrests made.