McDonalds workers in Chicago went on strike to demand a $15 minimum wage, an increase in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), and a union for all. McDonalds and its franchises have been widely criticized for their union-busting practices, which sometimes are harsher than many other multinational corporations.
Anarchists in Dresden protested in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, demanding the immediate government satisfaction of the former 17 November member’s request to be returned to his old cell at the Korydallos prison in Athens.
Dozens of Turkish anarchists gathered in Kadıköy to protest on the anniversary of the 19 December massacre, better known as Operation “Return to Life”. The protesters were attacked by Turkish police, with 10 arrests made. Prisoners were protesting the government plan to transfer prisoners to American-style “F-type” cells holding 1-3 occupants, in response to which 10,000 soldiers violently occupied 48 prisons to end 2 months of hunger strikes by hundreds of political prisoners. At least 31 prisoners were murdered by the Turkish government, 8 others were disappeared, and 426 prisoners were wounded. 1005 prisoners were then caged in the F-type cells.
Hundreds of protesters across Eswatini took to the streets in opposition to the country’s government, the last remaining absolute monarchy of Africa. Demonstrators clashed with police and the military, setting fire to businesses and assets of the king and royal family.
Protesters have continued to hit the streets in Belarus against Lukashenko, demonstrating in small gatherings or occasionally in the dozens in front […]
