Hundreds of members of the FENATS medical workers’ union protested in the central city of Concepción to demand a higher budget for the health sector to combat COVID-19, including more infrastructure and raises for on-the-ground nurses and doctors. Many in the crowd also called for amnesty for political prisoners [as however, that is not a part of FENATS’ platform] and the resignation of Piñera.
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Police brutally assaulted a demonstration in Nicosia against corruption, in which protesters had begun a march with the aim of bringing light to the human rights abuses committed by the government of Cyprus in the name of containing the coronavirus, which has escalated normally tame protests in the divided island nation.
Demonstrators in Seattle gathered in protest of the sweep of Cal Anderson Park by police, attempting to stop the department from destroying the property of the unhoused. Police responded with brutality, causing several injuries and arresting a total of 21 people. Most of the belongings of the unhoused people of the park were seen thrown in dumpsters.
Thousands of protesters in Dearborn took to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, demanding the immediate end of US support for Israel, a state internationally designated of carrying out apartheid policies against the Arab population under its control.
Dozens of protesters in Huesca took to the streets in solidarity with Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy.
