Hundreds of port workers in San Antonio took to the streets to demand the government passage of a 3rd withdrawal of 10% of pension funds in effective cash for their recipients. Demonstrators set tires and barricades alight and blocked roads until the arrival of riot police, who used tear gas and chemically tainted water cannons on the crowd.
Daily Archives: April 26, 2021
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Clashes in the suburban commune of Trappes, located west of Paris, continued for a 5th night between a crowd of youths and law enforcement at the local police station, with a constant exchange of fireworks and tear gas that lasted throughout the night.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Santiago in the peripheral southern neighborhoods of La Bandera, La Pincoya, El Barrero & José María Caro, demanding a universal basic income and an emergency housing plan for all residents of Chile.
Dozens of port workers in Valparaiso took to the streets as part of a nationwide strike, demanding the government passage of the ability to withdraw 10% of a person's pension fund in direct cash for a 3rd time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrators lit tires and blocked roads, before riot police arrived, using water cannons and tear gas to disperse the strikers.
Over 100 protesters gathered in Elizabeth City on the 6th day of demonstrations demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man murdered by police via gunshots to the back of the head while he was still in his car.