Protesters demonstrated against the arrival of the Secretary of Homeland Security in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas to celebrate 400 miles of built wall. Protesters had been working with the O’Odham Anti-Border Collective, and Hispanic and indigenous elders also took part in the protest.
Thousands of protesters in Pereira took to the streets for a 3rd day, demanding the withdrawal of the neoliberal Tributary Reform, which would raise new taxes on basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked the demonstration with tanks and tear gas, resulting in the local police substation being burned down.
Hundreds of anti-government protesters in the Iranian province of Khuzestan took to the streets amid a massive water shortage, demanding the downfall of the Islamic Republic and religious fundamentalism in Iran.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pereira for a 2nd consecutive day, as part of a general strike in opposition to neoliberalism and a tax hike in Colombia which would increase taxes on basic goods and services like utility bills. Police attacked the demonstration but were repulsed by the crowd, which stood its ground.
800 anarchists marched through downtown Hamburg to protest against fascism, capitalism, repression, and to demand immediate and free access to the vaccine for all residents of Germany, be they citizens, refugees, or undocumented migrants. They demand the free market not handle distribution and that rich people should not be the first to receive the vaccine.
