Security forces in Baghdad opened fire on protesters demonstrating against the Al-Kazemi regime and sectarianism in the country, wounding over 150, and killing at least 7. Many who were waving dipped their flags into the blood on the ground, forging a new symbol of protest that immortalized the dead.
Dozens of protesters in Elizabeth City took to the streets for an 11th day to demand justice for Andrew Brown, an unarmed Black man killed by police with assault rifles. Unlike previous days, police did not directly attack the demonstration, and no arrests occurred.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Portland on the anniversary of the public execution of 38 Dakota men in Mankato by the Lincoln administration in 1862, condemning the largest one-day mass execution in American history. Demonstrators gave speeches at a small monument to Thomas Jefferson before dispersing.
Protesters in Bangkok numbered around 200,000 strong in a protest against the monarchy and its brutal practices towards the recent demonstrations, including assassinations of exiles and life in prison for activists who insult the royal family.
Dozens of protesters in Washington DC participated in the Black History Month march, speaking up about rampant human rights abuses committed by police and the government of the United States against queer and black people.
