Protesters in the center of Concepción gathered in the dozens demanding the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, setting up barricades and blocking key access roads. 2,000 protesters later gathered from coalitions of groups, chanting slogans against Piñera. Demonstrators were marked as being so fierce against Carabinero riot vans that they were forced to flee the scene after being pelted with rocks and other projectiles.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, the communist Catalan rapper arrested under charges of criticizing the monarchy. Demonstrators assembled in Puerta del Sol, where police attempted to kettle the crowd and assaulted several people. Hundreds of people then broke police lines, then also placing barricades and setting fires in the streets.
Over 200 antifascists gathered to counterprotest a Proud Boys rally to ‘Stop the Steal’ in Sacramento, standing off with the MAGA side and throwing projectiles. Police shot foam bullets at the antifascists, who were then attacked by a Proud Boy with a knife, who promptly fled the scene after being chased by a dozen counterprotesters.
Protesters in Glasgow gathered and dropped a banner in solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas, a former member of the 17N revolutionary group demanding his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens which would give him better medical care and the ability to see visitors.
70 protesters gathered at the Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin for a vigil for George Nkencho, a mentally ill Nigerian immigrant recently murdered by the police, calling for a criminal investigation into the national police officer who shot him 5 times.
