Protesters gathered in Portland to commemorate the death of protest organizer Travis Nagdy in Louisville, marching from Pioneer Courthouse Square to the ICE facility. DHS attacked the protesters several times, arresting at least 4 people, and broke up the demonstration extremely quickly. Brutality was rampantly observed, with a protester’s head seen slammed into the wall by a DHS agent. Other vigils had occurred across the United States, but none cracked down on like those in Portland.
Hundreds in Athens marched to demand the end to the overfunding of police, to whom the government has been giving money instead of the long-overwhelmed healthcare system which is nearly at full capacity of ICU beds.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in a general strike in opposition to the rule of Chile by neoliberal right-wing president Sebastian Piñera. Demonstrators gathered at various sites across the capital city, clashing with police who arrived to repress the gatherings.
Hundreds of public sector workers in Iraqi Kurdistan went on strike after the government stated it would only give 1 more monthly paycheck with a 21% cut, following giving only 4 monthly salaries in 2020 with a 20% cut each.
Government forces deployed tear gas on the striking workers and protesters, as well as firing live ammunition into the crowd and injuring many journalists.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of Pereira for a 5th consecutive day in opposition to healthcare privatization and police violence […]
