Greek anarchists gathered in Karditsa to demand that city officials take action to stop the construction of wind turbines in the Agrafa area and use the money instead for the criminally underfunded healthcare system. Police responded with a heavy presence in the area, poised to make arrests over anti-protest quarantine guidelines. They were unsuccessful, and all protesters made it out of the central square of Karditsa.
Hundreds of protesters in the Santiago district of Providencia gathered in opposition to SENAME, the Chilean national minors’ service, widely despised for abuses towards children left in their custody, as 1,313 people had died in their custody between 2005 and 2016. Police attacked the demonstration, deploying water cannons and tear gas.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Esquel and Trelew, 2 towns in Chubut province, against a mega-mining operation in the area that would harm the ecosystem that was approved by the governor. Other protests also occurred in Rawson, with provincial police cracking down on the march and arresting several people.
Protesters in Bangkok numbered around 200,000 strong in a protest against the monarchy and its brutal practices towards the recent demonstrations, including assassinations of exiles and life in prison for activists who insult the royal family.
Hundreds of protesters gathered for a march in Elizabeth City demanding justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police with assault rifles, a day before his body would be put to rest. Groups from all over the region made a presence, with the march being one of the largest so far.
