Hundreds of protesters in Pasto took to the streets as part of the 4th day of a general strike in Colombia in opposition to the Tributary Reform, which would increase taxes on basic goods and services, as well as against the privatization of healthcare and hospitals. Demonstrators took down the statue of Antonio Nariño in the city center and were then attacked by police who shot tear gas and later militarized the city.
Dozens took to the streets of uptown Minneapolis following the police murder of Winston Smith, who was leaving a date when he was shot multiple times inside his car by secret police officers wearing plainclothes. Demonstrators set fire to a dumpster and blocked roads until police arrived and aggressively used flashbangs to attack the crowd.
Anarchists protested alongside striking medical workers at the Evangelismos hospital in Athens, demanding food, housing, education, and healthcare for all, a stance also approved by many doctors’ unions. Demonstrators also distributed flyers and hung a banner at the facility’s fence.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the town of Facatativa, opposing the privatization of healthcare and police violence during a 5th day of demonstrations in Colombia. Police appeared to first join the protesters as a trap, and then tear-gassed and attacked the crowd violently.
Around 100 protesters in Portland gathered for an Abolish ICE protest in front of the local ICE facility in the city’s northeast, with many waving flags of the American Indigenous Movement. Police fired munitions and tear gas at protesters, forcing them to disperse before arrests were made.
