Dozens of Chilean environmentalists gathered in Concepción to demand the defense of the wetlands in the south-central Biobío region, as well as in opposition to the attempted revival of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). We demand tomorrow!
Mapuche indigenous militants placed barricades on the Cunco-Huichahue Route in the Araucania region in opposition of the militarization of Wallmapu, the traditional homeland of Chile’s indigenous people.
A teachers’ union in Paris marched in solidarity with high school students who had occupied their campuses in the morning, to demand better health measures and protocols to be put in place. Students clashed with police at several schools, with more than a dozen arrests occurring.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bogota for a 5th consecutive day of demonstrations against the privatization of healthcare and police violence in Colombia. Police attacked demonstrators, who gathered at a variety of sites across the city, using tear gas, tanks, and live rounds to attempt to suppress the protests.
Dozens of Greek anarchists gathered in Patras to commemorate the murder of labor unionist and professor Nikos Temponera, who was killed by members of the youth wing of the liberal-conservative New Democracy Party in 1991.
