Trade unions and student groups have called for a national strike that appears to be underway and successful, as police respond violently but unsuccessfully to the protests going on, which are mostly done in the city center, the Plaza Bolivar.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Montevideo gathered to demand increased funding for public education for better working conditions and salaries for professors. The demonstration came as the ruling liberal National Party made budget cuts to education, as part of a wider neoliberal campaign to privatize elements of the public sector.
Hundreds of anarchists and socialists marched in Granada to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a communist Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Protesters placed and burned barricades, clashing with police who chased after the crowd.
Thousands of protesters marched in Athens in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, demanding the immediate satisfaction of his request to be returned to the Korydallos prison. Despite an attempt by police to stop demonstrators from gathering at Syntagma Square, their lines were broken and a retreat was forced as demonstrators began to march again to Omonia.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the roundabout of Caaguazú to demand the resignation of President Marito Abdo, widely held responsible for corruption resulting in the disappearance of $1.6 billion from Paraguay’s healthcare budget, causing a collapse in infrastructure as hospitals were overwhelmed and forced to cut back on resources.
