Hundreds of feminists marched in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, demanding justice for Victoria, a Guatemalan refugee who was murdered by police in Tulum via asphyxiation by putting their knee on her neck. Several windows were broken at the demonstration, and clashes with police occurred upon which most of the crowd dispersed.
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Dozens of anarchists in the Clapham Town of London took over a police station, resisting eviction and seeking to turn the squat into a site of social organization.
Hundreds of protesters in Newcastle took to the streets against a law passed in Great Britain which would enable police to gain even more powers to crack down on dissent against the government as well as greatly restrict the right to protest in England.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of London, gathering at Parliament Square and taking the Westminster Bridge to demand the nullification of a bill that would increase police powers and restrict the right to protest in England within the United Kingdom.
Thousands of protesters in London gathered against woman-directed hate crimes, also demonstrating in opposition to a bill proposed by the British government threatening to restrict the right to protest. Unlike the previous day, confrontations occurred but without arrests.
Police in Brighton attacked a vigil in remembrance of Sarah Everard, a British woman murdered by a police officer weeks earlier before her body was found and charges were laid. 3 women were arrested at the vigil, with a heavy law enforcement presence in the area.
Around 100 protesters in Heraklion marched on International Women's Day, demanding the fall of patriarchal violence and oppression during a wave of allegations of sexual assault perpetrated by top Greek government officials.
Around 1000 protesters in Thessaloniki marched on International Women's Day starting from the Statue of Venizelos, demanding an end to patriarchal violence and oppression during a #MeToo wave of allegations of sexual assault and harassment against top officials in the Greek government.
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.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Athens on International Women's Day, singing chants and holding banners against patriarchy, the state, and capitalism, demanding more empowerment for women in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean, and worldwide.
Thousands of women in Valparaíso took to the streets on International Women's Day to protest against government incompetence in stopping femicides and to demand safe and legal abortions in all of Chile. Police attacked the demonstration, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters.
Around 1500 women took to the streets of Rancagua on International Women's Day, demanding an end to femicides as well as safe and legal abortions in Chile. Demonstrators converged on the local police station, clashing with police and lobbing objects into the building.
Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Santiago on International Women's Day, protesting against government incompetence in curbing a rise in femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in Chile. Police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannons, who fought back with barricades and rocks.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Puerto Montt on International Women's Day, protesting against the government’s incompetence in stopping femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.
Hundreds of protesters in Osorno took to the streets on International Women's Day against the government's incompetence in stopping femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.