Angolan emigrants in London held a protest in Trafalgar Square in solidarity with activists in their home country fighting for employment opportunities and the right to local elections in 2021. Protesters chanted “Black Power!” and issued a condemnation to the MPLA government for persecuting demonstrators in Luanda and other cities.
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Hundreds of students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki resisted a police crackdown on the rectorate’s occupation and marched against state repression, broadcasted many times following the previous invasion of the university in which dozens of arrests occurred.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Medellín, in opposition to police violence amid a general strike and the privatization of healthcare. Police murdered a frontline protester, shooting him with live rounds during confrontations near the end of the demonstration.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bucaramanga for a 5th consecutive day as part of a continued general strike in Colombia, in opposition to police violence and the privatization of hospitals. Police attacked the demonstration as it passed downtown, which led to the incineration of several banks and police-affiliated buildings.