Chilean protesters gathered in the dozens at the city of Puerto Natales and burned barricades on several roads, shutting down activity in the region, demanding the resignation of Piñera. Clashes with Carabineros did not occur, as most were caught up in Antofagasta and Santiago dealing with strikes and demonstrations.
Protesters took to the streets for the 4-year anniversary of the murder of Renee Davis, an indigenous black woman. More than 200 protesters attended the demonstration, demanding justice for her and her unborn son.
Over 2000 people gathered at Syntagma Square in front of Parliament in Athens in solidarity with the Dimitris Koufontinas hunger strike, leaving police extremely confused after being undermanned due to claims that the demonstration had been hastily unplanned. Protesters marched through Omonia to Exarcheia before later dispersing.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta gathered to demand the release of all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising in Chile, which sparked a massive protest movement still going strong almost a year and a half after. Protesters placed barricades, in response to which police brutally cracked down and used water cannons.
Thousands of protesters in Bristol clashed with police during a Kill the Bill demonstration in opposition to the restriction of the right to protest and the increase of police powers in Great Britain. Several police vehicles were torched, the police station’s windows were smashed, and fireworks were shot at the scene.
