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#RevolutionNow protests in Nigeria continued throughout the 17th, and grew drastically. From a small movement that had hundreds of protesters, thousands of demonstrators marched through Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, and other cities. Protesters also attacked the motorcade of a governor whose police forces had killed several unarmed and peaceful protesters.
Protesters in Portland were first dispersed by the police after an unlawful assembly was declared, with a few protesters arrested and the demonstrators pushed down the road. A man was later seen pointing a gun at a member of the press, then exiting his car to yell ‘All Lives Matter!’ at the crowd. No one was harmed during the altercation.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a People’s March near the Minnesota governor’s mansion in St. Paul, demanding “Cash not covid”, “Community not cops”, “People not pipelines”, and “Politics without Proud Boys”. Several signs were seen demanding justice for Dolal Idd, as well as in opposition to the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline.
Thousands of protesters in Pasto took to the streets against Colombian neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform proposed by President Ivan Duque, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity and water. Police tear-gassed the crowd, shooting a young woman in the head with a canister.Thousands of protesters in Pasto took to the streets against Colombian neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform proposed by President Ivan Duque, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity and water. Police tear-gassed the crowd, shooting a young woman in the head with a canister.