Hundreds of protesters in Porto Alegre took to the streets in opposition to the policies of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, demanding more vaccine access in Brazil and the end of ethnic cleansing in the Amazon against the indigenous population.
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.
A vigil in honor of a young person who had recently passed away broke out into a riot in Swansea, Wales, in the United Kingdom, after police arrived to break up the gathering. Several cars were torched, and police cars were pelted with rocks, resulting in no arrests at the scene.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago gathered for a peaceful demonstration at the Alameda, and were attacked by Carabinero riot police with water cannons and pepper spray. Members of the press as well as street medic brigades were also assaulted by the Carabineros, with many as well hit by the water cannons tainted with chemicals that cause burns.
Hundreds of protesters in Osorno took to the streets on International Women’s Day against the government’s incompetence in stopping femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.
