Protesters in Antofagasta blockaded Bonilla Ave. while demonstrating against the Chilean government’s inaction on police brutality, poverty, and hunger, demanding more funds for social programs to aid the poor and needy. Riots and strikes across Chile have taken place for a variety of reasons, all of which boiled over into the October Rebellion of 2019.
Chileans have returned to the streets after the 1-year anniversary of the October Rebellion of 2019 that led to the reformation of the constitution. Demonstrators have been attacked and killed by police and the military in multiple cities across the country.
Thousands of farmers in the Khammam District of Telangana State participated in a massive march in solidarity with the Farmers Protest road to Delhi, giving speeches and making decisions to further coordinate the Naxalite movement in the greater Hyderabad area, a historic communist stronghold.
Hundreds of antifascists gathered in Salem to respond to a caravan organized by right-wingers to “Stop the Steal”, fighting with several people in cars, one of whom at one point pulled out and cocked a gun to intimidate protesters.
Around 700 protesters took to the streets of Lleida, throwing rocks at police and blocking roads, demanding the release of Pablo Hasel, a communist Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for criticizing the monarchy of Spain.
