Hundreds of protesters in Asunción gathered at Plaza de la Democracia to celebrate International Women’s Day, demanding the government of Paraguay crack down on femicides and work to stop the disappearances of women nationwide.
Via Diario La Nación, Radio Ñandutí, & Ernesto Rojas
Dozens of protesters gathered in Seattle for an indigenous-led march to demand the abolition of ICE and stop all deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Although police trailed the demonstration, no arrests were made and protesters dispersed peacefully.
Thousands of protesters in Bogota returned to the streets for a 3rd consecutive day, demanding the repeal of a law raising taxes on the poor and middle class with basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked demonstrations taking place across the city, putting down many neighborhood marches and terrorizing the local population.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Rochester the day after a police officer pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, demanding an investigation into the event and the immediate dismissal of the officer responsible. Demonstrators marched to the police station, shaking barricades, before leaving to avoid arrests and dispersing shortly after with a caravan of support on their tail.
Dozens of antifascists gathered in solidarity with 4 arrested protesters from a demonstration in Innsbruck against the European border security agency Frontex, which ended in police assaulting the crowd with batons and pepper-spray.
