70 protesters gathered at the Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin for a vigil for George Nkencho, a mentally ill Nigerian immigrant recently murdered by the police, calling for a criminal investigation into the national police officer who shot him 5 times.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Blanchardstown, a suburb of Dublin, after the police murder of George Nkencho, a mentally ill Nigerian immigrant. Demonstrators called for a criminal investigation into Nchenko’s murder by the Gardaí, and reform against racism within government services.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Tribunals of Justice in Santiago, to demand the release of their relatives stuck in jail, some for over a year, as political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising in Chile that began in 2019.
Protesters demonstrated for a second night after the police-involved killing of Karon Hylton outside of a DC precinct, with Hylton’s family attending and being tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police. Protesters began to employ fireworks as a means of deterring police, with over 10 injuries from firework strikes over the night.
Hundreds of students gathered in Patras to demand the repeal of a bill proposed by Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameos, which would restore police to university campuses. Demonstrators proceeded to march to Georgiou Square, hanging banners in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike.
