About 50 Black bloc protesters in Washington D.C. gathered to demonstrate against police brutality in the city, calling for the abolition of the DCPD. The police department has recently received much criticism for their handling of the murder of 18-year-old Deon Kay, upon which there was a lack of investigation.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the northern city of La Serena, protesting for the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, and the release of political prisoners as well as the COVID bonus for hospitals that was promised by the government but never arrived.
Protesters at Salvador Allende Avenue in Antofagasta burned barricades and raised banners to demand the release of all imprisoned protesters of Chile’s social uprising and the abolition of Carabineros, the country’s national police force.
Over 200 antifascists gathered to counterprotest a Proud Boys rally to ‘Stop the Steal’ in Sacramento, standing off with the MAGA side and throwing projectiles. Police shot foam bullets at the antifascists, who were then attacked by a Proud Boy with a knife, who promptly fled the scene after being chased by a dozen counterprotesters.
Around 400 protesters in Patras marched on International Women’s Day, calling for an end to patriarchal violence, oppression, and capitalism, as the #MeToo movement gripped Greece amid dozens of allegations of sexual harassment and rape against top officials in the government.
