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Hundreds of protesters in the Athens district of Ilioupoli took to the streets against the Greek government’s management of the pandemic, with the military and police overfunded while hospitals and the healthcare system overwhelmed with ICU beds at near full capacity.
Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated across Guatemala against government corruption and a budget plan that took away from the poorest and gave to the richest of the country. Over 40 arrests occurred nationally, with hundreds more injured. Demonstrations took place in Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango, and Huehuetenango.
On the 11th of October, the Nigerian government pledged to dismantle SARS, although many take it to be a farce and continue protesting for their goals of police reform/defunding. 10 protesters have been killed in previous days, and the demonstrations become bigger every day. A nationwide campaign has begun across Nigeria to End SARS.