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!
Thousands of protesters across the Chilean capital city of Santiago gathered for the 2nd day of the national mobilization against President Sebastian Piñera, clashing with Carabineros who deployed chemically tainted water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray. Molotov cocktails would be seen in use several times that day.
Protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets and burned barricades to demand the abolition of law enforcement in Chile and the release of all political prisoners imprisoned during the social uprising that began in 2019.
Protesters in Dahour Al-Abadiyeh were attacked by the military of Lebanon, who cleared the town’s road and assaulted demonstrators decrying government incompetence in handling hyperinflation and soaring gas prices.
Hundreds of students in Thessaloniki marched against a new bill proposed by the Greek Education Minister Niki Kerameos, which would remilitarize police campuses with an elite police force. Demonstrators marched through the city, with frontliners locking their arms as a deterrent for any sort of police assault.
