Anarchists from the University of Patras dropped a banner in front of the university dorms in remembrance of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old shot dead by police and the 2008 Greek riots that followed his murder. Many groups at the moment begin preparations for the 12th anniversary of the riots, for which protests occur annually on the 6th of December.
The hacktivist group Anonymous, which was active during the June uprising in America, has commenced attacks against the Colombian government and has released statements against the Defense Minister, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who commanded the 9th of September Massacre of over 13 citizens within 24 hours. Anonymous also hacked into the former president and widely-accused genocidal megalomaniac Alvaro Uribe’s website, with over 9,000 bots DDos-ing the website as soon as it did come back online.
Dozens of protesters in San Antonio took to the streets for a 2nd consecutive day as part of a port workers’ strike across Chile, demanding the government passage of a bill that would allow for individuals to withdraw 10% of their pension funds in a direct payment for a 3rd time during the COVID pandemic. Police attacked the port workers, leading to heavy clashes with barricades and a building being set on fire.
Over 1000 students in Thessaloniki marched against police brutality and the government’s management of COVID-19, with hospitals filling up as the healthcare system in Greece becomes quickly overwhelmed in spite of overfunded law enforcement and armed forces in the country.
Over 100 protesters took to the streets of Valparaíso to demand the release of all political prisoners of the social uprising in Chile that began in 2019. Demonstrators burned barricades and blocked roads, but were quickly met by a small army of law enforcement vehicles that shot tear gas and water cannons, in response to which the crowd threw rocks and Molotov cocktails.
