Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in a general strike in opposition to the rule of Chile by neoliberal right-wing president Sebastian Piñera. Demonstrators gathered at various sites across the capital city, clashing with police who arrived to repress the gatherings.
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Hundreds of protesters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli returned to the streets for a 2nd day of demonstrations against a curfew and lockdown enacted without any stimulus, which has led to many people working illegally. The military of Lebanon arrived on the scene after a militia’s headquarters were attacked, arresting several youths who did not disperse but rather regrouped around areas devoid of law enforcement.
Anarchists in Exarchia, Athens, took to the streets demanding amnesty for the political prisoners arrested during the December 6 protests on the anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos. They began a protest at his murder site and later marched out in the dozens demanding charges be dropped against the arrested the day before. Delta riot police responded by chasing the tail of the protest and arrested several.
Dozens of feminists gathered in front of the National Congress in Valparaiso, demanding the legalization and universalization of safe abortions for all women in Chile. Confrontations with a conservative priest occurred, as well as with the Carabineros escorting im away from the scene.
Hundreds in Paris gathered at the Senate against the Global Security Bill as its modified version was being debated, the subject of massive riots in late November and early December 2020. After the demonstration, police attacked the crowd and pushed them into the metro while beating several.
