Hundreds of protesters gathered in Concepción against president Sebastian Piñera, against whom Chile has protested for more than a year. No clashes occurred with Carabineros, as the majority were occupied putting down the demonstrations that flared up in Santiago.
The 2020 Indonesian National Strike was organized in response to the Job Creation Law, which deregulated environmental protections and took off many workers’ rights previously protected. A 3-day strike was organized across the country, lasting from October 6-8. Hundreds were injured, but none were reported killed.
Over 100 protesters took to the streets of Valparaíso to demand the release of all political prisoners of the social uprising in Chile that began in 2019. Demonstrators burned barricades and blocked roads, but were quickly met by a small army of law enforcement vehicles that shot tear gas and water cannons, in response to which the crowd threw rocks and Molotov cocktails.
Dozens of protesters returned to the streets of San Juan, demanding the withdrawal of plans to privatize electricity in the American colony of Puerto Rico. Demonstrators blocked roads and yelled chants against the Luma corporation, which would soon assume the responsibilities of the island’s electricity.
Thousands of protesters in the city of Armenia took to the streets in opposition to neoliberal policy and the Tributary Reform in Colombia, which would impose new taxes on basic goods and services including bills for utilities, as well as cutting government aid to low-income workers and households.
