Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Niamey, the capital of Niger, after a close election led to both candidates claiming victory in the first democratic election since independence in the poorest country in the world due to French interference with coups. Demonstrators in support of opposition candidate Mahame Ousmane gathered in front of a police station but were dispersed by police who fired tear gas.
Dozens of workers from the Turkish supermarket chain Migros went on strike at the Kadıköy Khalkedon Square store in Istanbul after several were fired for being union members; strikers demanded higher pay and better working conditions, including additional personal protective equipment (PPE). Police arrived on the scene, attempting to intimidate the workers, but ultimately failed to halt the strike.
Hundreds of anarchists took to the streets in Minsk, calling for the fall of the Lukashenko dictatorship and the decentralization of power. Clashes with police occurred later, although no protesters were arrested.
Dozens across Sudan protested for a 4th day in opposition to the government’s removal of petrol and fuel subsidies, whose new prices for consumers more than doubled. Demonstrators blocked roads across the country and lit barricades, pressuring the government to act on their demands.
About 50 New Yorkers protested in the neighborhood of Crown Heights, demanding police defunding, rent cancellation, the abolition of ICE, and more, marching west with a heavy police presence following them. The crowd dispersed peacefully, and no arrests occurred.
