Small business owners and merchants clashed with police in Tel Aviv against the new lockdown that will not be coupled with a stimulus, which people say will be ruining both for employees and small employers. Several barricades were burned, although no protesters were arrested.
Thousands of students from the Bosphorus University in Istanbul gathered at the South Campus to protest against the installation of a new university rector by the Islamist AKP ruling party. Police responded by firing into the peaceful crowd with rubber bullets and tear gas, arresting several demonstrators.
Over 3000 protesters marched in Zaragoza to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the Bourbon royal family and police repression, demanding a major overhaul in laws pertaining to freedom of expression.
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.
Demonstrators across Santiago placed roadblocks and burned barricades on the 3rd anniversary of the inauguration of Sebastian Piñera, the widely despised president of Chile infamous for instituting privatization and many neoliberal policies throughout his term.
