Dozens of Afro-Colombians gathered at the Ministry of the Interior in Bogota to demand an end to the cartel occupation of the predominantly black community of Buenaventura, a vital port city on Colombia’s Pacific coast.
Police in Seattle attacked a party in Alki Beach, Seattle, which was organized online through several social media websites. 10 arrests were made, and police cleared out the area successfully after a long standoff with the crowd.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago returned to the streets in a round of mobilization in support of prisoners of the uprising in Chile, demanding an immediate general pardon and release of all those convicted of resisting state power during the revolt of October 18th, 2019. Police repressed the demonstration with tear gas and water cannons, resulting in widespread clashes around Plaza Dignidad.
Dozens of protesters in the La Pintana commune of Santiago gathered to protest on the Day of the Youth Combatant, placing barricades and burning a bus at the site.
Hundreds of Belgians in Brussels took to the streets after a 23-year-old black immigrant died in jail after being taken into custody by police during a home raid to enforce quarantine orders. A police station was set on fire, with intense clashes occurring between security forces and demonstrators who threw Molotov cocktails and rocks.
