Hundreds of women in Valdivia marched on International Women’s Day, condemning the incompetence of the government of Chile in stopping a rise in femicides as well as demanding safe and free abortion for all women without exceptions.
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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bucaramanga for a 5th consecutive day as part of a continued general strike in Colombia, in opposition to police violence and the privatization of hospitals. Police attacked the demonstration as it passed downtown, which led to the incineration of several banks and police-affiliated buildings.
Police attacked Abolish ICE demonstrators at the Bergen County facility who were protesting in solidarity with the prisoners inside performing a hunger strike. Cops were filmed targeting a black protester, then arresting him. The Ridgewood for Black Liberation organization later stated that he had been released, but sustained injuries during the assault by police.
Protests continue across the country, with several communes rising up against their local police and military forces. Dozens of people were injured, although government forces were beaten back in several areas. A factory was burned down in Renca, and clashes between police and protesters ensued.
Around 150 protesters gathered in the Evanston college town in Chicago to demand the abolition of university police at Northwestern University and the surrounding residence in which its students inhabit. Around 75 heavily armed police units arrived at the peaceful demonstration, appearing as an occupying army but making no arrests.
