Around 50 protesters in Tunis marched to the Ministry of Commerce to demand food sovereignty and in support of agricultural workers’ protests against privatization and deregulation of the farming industry.
Via Ghaya Ben Mbarek
Thousands of protesters in Santiago gathered for a day of national mobilization to demand amnesty for all political prisoners and the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera. Carabinero riot police attacked the demonstrations with excessive force, but failed to properly disperse the protesters who were marching in multiple separate locations and methods, both on foot and on bike.
Dozens of students gathered in front of the Athens Polytechnic University, demanding the halting of the law proposed by the Education Minister which would bring back police to university campuses across Greece. 2 banners were hung up, one espousing anti-capitalist views and another made by a graduate students’ union demanding the end of cops on campus.
An anti-American protest in Athens took place against the visit to the country by Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State, who is seen by many Greek leftists as imperialist. America has a history of intervention in the region dating back to the 1800s, and is still well despised by the populace after backing the military dictatorship that lasted between 1967-1974.
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.
