Dozens of protesters took to the streets of El Salvador's capital against the plan of president Nayib Bukele to adopt Bitcoin as a national currency, as well as other policies such as militarization and alleged violations of the nation's constitution.
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South Africans in Middelburg took to the streets in protest against the increased tariffs by the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, clashing with riot police, which resulted in the torching of a bus and a truck at the scene of the demonstration.
Dozens of artisanal fishers took to the streets across Chile against the environmentally harmful Dominga mine and the lack of benefits provided to them, demanding bonuses and subsidies for small fishing operations that are already provided to large corporations in the same sector.
Dozens of fishermen across Chile took to the streets to demand more state aid and subsidization of the artisanal industry, made up largely of indigenous families. Artisanal fishers are one of the poorest professions in the country, with their minimum wage being around $389 a month.
Artisanal fishers across Chile took to the streets to demand state aid and subsidization for their sector of work, made up of mostly indigenous families whose minimum wage stands at around $389 USD. Demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads, causing as much disruption as possible to force a concession of their demands.
Clashes continued between Chilean government forces and indigenous insurgents in the region of Araucania, with Mapuche groups reclaiming ancestral land and sabotaging assets of extractivist companies contributing to deforestation.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Santiago in support of Mapuche & anarchist political prisoners of the social war and the 2019 uprising in Chile, demanding an immediate general pardon and release for them all. Police repressed the demonstration with water cannons and tear gas, forcing the crowd to disperse.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets, tagging graffiti, blocking roads, and burning barricades in solidarity with Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, killed by police during an attack by indigenous insurgents on deforestation equipment.
Dozens of protesters and insurgents continued to mobilize and carry out operations for a 3rd day, setting up roadblocks and barricades across the indigenous region of Araucania in Chile following the police killing of Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, during a sabotage operation against companies responsible for deforestation.
Strong clashes occurred in the town of Cañete during a demonstration in support of Mapuche political prisoner Oscar Pilquiman, an indigenous activist framed for a robbery in 2019. Police attacked the crowd with water cannons and tear gas, while protesters returned the favor with Molotov cocktails.
Anarchists in Portland snuck into a parking lot after a police murder and smashed in around a dozen police vehicles, destroying windows and the interior as well as tagging graffiti and dumping paint. Anarchists in Portland snuck into a parking lot after a police murder and smashed in around a dozen police vehicles, destroying windows and the interior as well […]
Protesters in Mbabane took to the streets in opposition to the government of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy of Africa, demanding the implementation of democracy and justice for Thabani Nkomonye, a student murdered by police. Demonstrators lit fires and blocked roads, shutting down key roads in order to cause as much disruption as possible.
Demonstrators in Lebanon returned to the streets in another round of protests in opposition to government incompetence in handling hyperinflation and soaring gas prices. Crowds shut down roads by placing barricades and burning tires in order to incentivize a response by authorities.
Protesters in Mawiyane, within the Hhohhlo District of Eswatini, took to the streets in opposition to the rule of Africa's last absolute monarchy, marching in support of the Communist Party of Swaziland, in a popular wave of unrest following a police murder in the South African country in May.
Lebanese demonstrators gathered at several sites across the country to decry state repression against activists and incompetence in handling the nation's recent crisis of hyperinflation and soaring gas prices. Protesters blocked roads with flaming tires and set the entrance of the Ministry of the Economy on fire.