Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Cali, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Tributary Reform in Colombia, which would enact new taxes on basic goods and services for the lower and middle class in Colombia. Police responded with brutal repression, killing at least 7 protesters and firing indiscriminately with live rounds and tanks.
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Tens of thousands of protesters in Bogota took to the streets in opposition to neoliberalism and an increase in taxes on basic goods and services in Colombia. Police brutally assaulted demonstrators, shooting tear gas directly at the crowd and savagely beating peaceful protesters.
Clashes in the suburban commune of Trappes, located west of Paris, continued for a 5th night between a crowd of youths and law enforcement at the local police station, with a constant exchange of fireworks and tear gas that lasted throughout the night.
Youths in the suburban commune of Trappes, located west of Paris, clashed with law enforcement at a local police station in the city for a 3rd consecutive night, exchanging firework mortars and tear gas canisters throughout the night.
Around 25 protesters took to the streets of Miami to demand justice for Ma'Khia Bryant, a Black 16-year-old shot and killed by police in Columbus. Demonstrators blocked traffic on Biscayne Boulevard before engaging with the city police chief and clearing the area.
Dozens of protesters in Washington D.C. took to the streets for a demonstration to demand the defunding of the Metropolitan Police Department, stating that healthcare and education have been defunded for too long in the United States.
Youth returned to the streets of Trappes, west of Paris, during a 2nd night of confrontations with law enforcement at the city's local police station, where fireworks and tear gas was exchanged between the two groups.
Youth and police clashed at the police station of Trappes, a suburban commune west of Paris, on the first night of tensions in which the crowd threw fireworks in response to the use of tear gas by law enforcement in the parking lot.
Anarchist protesters in Portland took to the streets against mayor Ted Wheeler, criticized for persecuting residents of the city who participate in protests, refusing to defund the police, and continuing sweeps of the houseless population.
Hundreds of protesters in Athens marched in solidarity with anarchist political prisoner Vangelis Stathopoulos, demanding his immediate release from pretrial detention and the acquittal of his case built on faulty and subjective evidence to incriminate the activist.
Hundreds of protesters in New York City took to the streets after the announcement of former officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all 3 counts of murder and manslaughter in the case of the killing of George Floyd. Demonstrators marched into the night and occupied the Manhattan Bridge before later dispersing with no arrests.
Dozens of protesters in the La Pincoya neighborhood of Santiago took to the streets to demand the resignation of the ruling right-wing government as well as the immediate release of all protesters detained during the country's uprising, some of which have been in prison since October 2019.
Dozens of protesters in Miami took to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. Despite a large police buildup at the demonstration with officers on bikes trailing the crowd, no confrontations occurred.
150 protesters in Washington D.C. returned to the streets to demand justice for Daunte Wright, a victim of police murder in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis. Police attacked the demonstration as it ended, making several arrests and dragging protesters on the floor.
Around 200 anarchists in Athens gathered at Exarcheion Square and marched afterward in support of anarchist political prisoner Vangelis Stathopoulos, kept in pre-trial detention for over 18 months without any conviction of crimes supposedly committed.