Hundreds of feminists in the Teresa Flores collective gathered along Vespucio Avenue in La Florida, Santiago, to protest against the increase of femicides in 2020 in Chile as opposed to in 2019, calling on the state to take action.
Hundreds in Portland marched on the anniversary of the murder of Breonna Taylor, an African-American woman murdered by police in her sleep who used a no-knock warrant to break into and open fire into her house. The crowd numbered around 400, the largest seen in weeks, with street art seen across the Pacific Northwestern city.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Elizabeth City for a 4th consecutive day, demanding justice for the police murder of Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man shot in the back of the head several times by officers with assault rifles. Roads were blocked by demonstrators in order to continue pressure to release the body cameras.
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.
Thousands of protesters in Pereira took to the streets for a 3rd day, demanding the withdrawal of the neoliberal Tributary Reform, which would raise new taxes on basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked the demonstration with tanks and tear gas, resulting in the local police substation being burned down.
