Dozens of protesters in Santiago gathered at the Courts of Justice during the trial of 3 young men accused by police of burning down the Principado hotel, who if found guilty could serve multiple years in prison, more than they have already served in brutal pre-trial detention.
Around 100 people in Minneapolis attended an urban car show until police arrived to break up the gathering. The crowd then threw rocks and fireworks at law enforcement vehicles, forcing them to evacuate the area.
Dozens of protesters in the city of Antofagasta took to the streets on the Day of the Youth Combatant in Chile, where 2 young activist brothers were murdered by the military dictatorship in the 1980s. Police responded with brutal repression, tear-gassing residential areas as protesters responded with Molotov cocktails.
Around 100 protesters gathered in Portland and marched through the Pearl District for a direct action march in solidarity with BLM. Police kettled the march, detaining the entire crowd they trapped and marking them with their legal names with duct tape on individuals’ chests.
Thousands gathered in Madrid for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with several antifascist groups organizing the march through the Vallekas borough, including Carabanchel Antifa, Vallekas Feminists, and other organizations.
