Protesters gathered outside of the gates of the Propylaea, condemning the mass arrest of occupiers of the university the week before. Banners were dropped all over the area, organized mainly by the Anarchist Political Organization of Athens. No arrests were made, and the demonstrators successfully dispersed without police detection.
Protests across Greece occurred on the anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic Uprising, and police enacted a national crackdown, brutalizing many demonstrators and arresting hundreds to thousands.
Around 1500 women took to the streets of Rancagua on International Women’s Day, demanding an end to femicides as well as safe and legal abortions in Chile. Demonstrators converged on the local police station, clashing with police and lobbing objects into the building.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of Tripoli during a third night of unrest in the northern Lebanese city, demanding an increase in living conditions. The military opened fire on protesters who threw rocks, Molotov cocktails, and other projectiles at government buildings, with one death and over 226 injuries occurring by the end of the night.
Protesters in Naameh, a majority Sunni Muslim city in Lebanon, took to the streets demanding the resignation of the government over its failure to handle hyperinflation and soaring gas prices. Demonstrators blocked roads using barricades and burning tires, pressuring the authorities to act with competence.
