Police attacked a crowd of roughly 150 anarchists at Syntagma Square, Athens, who were just beginning to unfurl a banner for a march 2 days before the anniversary of the 2008 Riots. Several people were arrested, and the rest fled the scene via metro after tear gas was deployed on the protest.
Protests in Belarus have carried on for months on end, but without the resignation of Lukashenko, widely suspected of rigging the elections. Many black blocs have been seen throughout the country, although they are still centered in Minsk. Many anarchist groups in the country criticize its protesters for peacefully protesting, which is seen as being ineffective provided Lukashenko’s lack of concessions.
Dozens of Afro-Colombians gathered at the Ministry of the Interior in Bogota to demand an end to the cartel occupation of the predominantly black community of Buenaventura, a vital port city on Colombia’s Pacific coast.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and in solidarity with Chilean political prisoners convicted during the uprising against neoliberalism and police violence. Police violently repressed the demonstration, implementing a blackout in the city center and using water cannons to attack the crowd.
Hundreds of Dutch football fans in The Hague rioted in celebration after the Netherlands national team won a match against Ukraine, setting fire to a dumpster in an intersection and blocking several roads.
