Protesters in 2 sites in Athens gathered to protest against the incursion by police into Athens Polytechnic university and the arrest of more than a dozen occupiers of the university. The Polytechnic University in Athens had previously outlawed the presence of police on campus, and many wonder what justification will be cited for bringing them in.
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Dozens of protesters gathered in Villavicencio, demanding an immediate end to healthcare privatization and police violence amid a general strike in Colombia. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration with a water cannon, dispersing the crowd which later came back together.