Hundreds of protesters marched in Chania to oppose a law proposed by the Minister of Education, Niki Kerameos, which would bring back police to university campuses in Greece for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1975.
Hundreds of protesters in València gathered for a peaceful demonstration to demand the release of arrested Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel, facing charges after insulting the monarchy of Spain. Police attacked the protest, brutally assaulting several participants and making arrests.
Around 15,000 protesters took to the streets of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, to demand the resignation of the government after the collapse of the country’s healthcare system. Elective surgeries were already suspended by the Ministry of Health, and a shortage of medicine remains throughout the country. After police attacked the crowd, the Ministry of Finance was set on fire and widespread clashes began to occur across the city, prompting the resignation of the Minister of Health.
The city of Ancud in Chile barricaded most entry and exit roads as Chile entered its 4th week of quarantine, stating that the citizens of the town had a complete lack of basic resources to survive. Protesters state that quarantine would continue to be opposed until the town could be assured that enough supplies could come through to survive.
Thousands of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in support of prisoners of the social war during the first session of a convention tasked with drafting a new constitution for Chile. Police repressed the demonstration, leading to widespread clashes across the capital city.
