Dozens of workers at the Total Grandpuits refinery in France entered a 15th day of striking and attempting to halt access to the facility in protest against the company’s conversion plans, which trade unions estimate will lead to 700 layoffs.
Thousands of protesters in New York City took to the streets in solidarity with demonstrations in Colombia against police violence and the privatization of healthcare. Organizers called for immediate international action in response to police and military brutality and the end of government aggression against protests.
Protesters across Poland, from Krakow to Gdansk, took to the streets against an abortion ban by the PiS (Law and Justice Party). The government has pulled back on the ban for all fetuses except those with Down Syndrome, which has helped calm the clashes but not the protests.
Hundreds of immigrants in Spain gathered at the Government Delegation in Madrid on International Migrants’ Day to protest against the collapse of the processing rate for immigration applications, calling on the government to have a more welcoming policy towards migrants.
Hundreds of protesters in Barcelona returned to the streets for a third consecutive day, demanding the release of leftist Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel, who was arrested and faces charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Despite a smaller turnout than the two previous days, strong clashes still occurred between youth throwing rocks and police in riot vans.
