Belarusian protesters took to the streets on the 71st consecutive day since the election, that ruptured mass social change in the country. Many have however criticized the demonstrations as not getting anything done due to their mostly peaceful nature. More than 50,000 protesters attended the March of Partisans in the afternoon.
Dozens of protesters in Minneapolis gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center, demanding a fair jury selection process in the Derek Chauvin trial, over which the police officer is being charged with murder after killing George Floyd via suffocation with a knee on the black man’s neck.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the site of a houseless camp in Berlin, where more than 100 unhoused people were forced into transport buses without their belongings. Demonstrators banged on the fences to make noise and confronted police officers, although none escalated into arrests.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the seaside town of Vilanova to demand freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned for criticizing the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators marched through the city, burning barricades and clashing with police after law enforcement arrived on the scene in riot gear.
Thousands of Chilean health workers and their allies took to the streets in Santiago, demanding the immediate resignation of President Piñera and his government as well as a bonus for hospitals and workers to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. Other unions also took part in the march, which was backed up later in the day by national blockades and bikers’ protests.
