80 protesters in the Cretan city of Chania gathered to protest against the indefinite banning of demonstrations in Greece under the guise of coronavirus restrictions. In a statement, the Rosa Nera solidarity organization condemned the militarization of both the police and the army, with more police than doctors and F-16s whose cost could pay for 4000 ICU beds.
Dozens of protesters gathered for the weekly Black Action Coalition march for BLM in Seattle, shutting down a major road to demonstrate against the sweep that had occurred earlier in the day, chanting "All Cops Are Bastards!" and "No justice, no peace! Take it to the streets and fuck the police!"
Hundreds of Chilean protesters in the northern city of Antofagasta marched to demand the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera and amnesty for political prisoners. Speeches were first given out at the 21 of May Plaza by mothers of political prisoners, before hundreds more gathered to begin the called-for disruption.
Demonstrators in Seattle gathered in protest of the sweep of Cal Anderson Park by police, attempting to stop the department from destroying the property of the unhoused. Police responded with brutality, causing several injuries and arresting a total of 21 people. Most of the belongings of the unhoused people of the park were seen thrown in dumpsters.
Anarchists in Valparaiso answered the call to national mobilization across Chile by marching against Piñera in the hundreds, clashing with Carabineros who deployed chemical weapons, including tear gas and chemically tainted water cannons. No arrests occurred, as demonstrators managed to outmaneuver the Carabineros on a ground-assault.
Protesters gathered in Tinos against the installation of several wind turbines by the Greek government that would cause environmental damage and worsening of the quality of life for the residents of the island.
Members of the Squatted Community of Prosfygika protested in solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned leader of the insurgent Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey. Demonstrators demanded the end of isolated imprisonment for the rebel leader, who has not been allowed to have visitors during an extended period of his sentence.
Greek anarchists dropped a banner at a supermarket in Patras, promoting feminist initiatives during the pandemic, saying "The fight against gender inequality cannot be put under quarantine. Lockdown the patriarchy, power, and capital!".
Protesters returned to the Bergen County Jail in solidarity with imprisoned migrants put in detention at the facility, demanding their release and amnesty for all arrested protesters during the clashes of December 12 that resulted in multiple arrests.
Hundreds of Argentinians gathered in the city of Maipú in the province of Mendoza after the femicide of a 14-year-old girl. Demonstrators began to clash with police at the local seat of government, later setting it on fire and nearly burning it down with several explosions occurring within the town hall.
Hundreds of anarchists and students marched on the Agio Venizelou in Thessaloniki in protest against the planned reintroduction of cops on campus, standing off with police and blockading traffic. No arrests were made, in a new development after the heavy crackdown on protests during the anniversaries of the Polytechnic Uprising and the 2008 riots.
About 60 student anarchists in Patras gathered at Georgiou Square to demand that the plan to reintroduce cops on college campuses be revoked, hanging a banner in the area. Police blocked the road to protesters, who eventually retreated after a standoff.
Hundreds of students gathered at the Propylaea in Athens to protest against the planned reintroduction of police onto college campuses, as they had been banned since the Polytechnic Uprising of 1973. Police kettled the crowd in but did not otherwise assault the demonstrators, as it would further reinforce their point.
Police arrested 9 indigenous Otomi occupiers of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples, shortly after the government agreed to take down 3 properties for a community housing project. The Zapatista-aligned indigenous community expressed that the occupation would continue to occur until the dropping of all charges and release of all detained Otomi.
The city of Ancud in Chile barricaded most entry and exit roads as Chile entered its 4th week of quarantine, stating that the citizens of the town had a complete lack of basic resources to survive. Protesters state that quarantine would continue to be opposed until the town could be assured that enough supplies could come through to survive.
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