Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Pasalimani bay in Pireaus, Athens, to demonstrate against gentrification that pushes the impoverished out of many residential areas, and against police intervention that terrorizes many in neighborhoods.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Popayán for a 2nd consecutive day in opposition to neoliberal policies in Colombia and the ratification of the Tributary Reform, which would create new taxes on basic goods and services including water, electricity, and internet bills.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to oppose a bill proposed by the right-wing New Democracy government, which would reintroduce police to university campuses and set a limit on the years a student can take to finish their degree. Police kettled the crowd, assaulting them and arresting 3 demonstrators before allowing them to march without any more issues.
Greek anarchists in the historic city of Nafplio hung banners in solidarity with the N17 political prisoner and hunger striker Dimitris Koufontina, demanding his transfer to a lesser-security facility in Piraeus, a neighborhood of Athens.
Hundreds of protesters in Portland took to the streets on the anniversary of the George Floyd murder, gathering at the Justice Center in the city’s downtown. After police moved in and declared the demonstration unlawful, the crowd set fire to a dumpster and began to move around the city, breaking windows and writing graffiti.
