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.
Hundreds of protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center took to the streets for a third consecutive day, demanding the prosecution of the officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man. Police launched an exorbitant amount of munitions, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as well as crowd control grenades at the crowd.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the central square of the city of the island of Corfu, demanding an end to police brutality in Greece seen throughout the country in recent days.
Dozens of protesters in Portland gathered at the Portland Police Association building in the city’s north, torching part of the building and burning the door. After riot police arrived on the scene, failing to make any arrests, demonstrators traveled to the ICE facility, also setting fires at the site before dispersing.
Around 600 protesters marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike in Thessaloniki, arriving at the US consulate in honor of the hunger striker’s affiliation to the 17 November left-wing urban guerilla that frequently attacked Anglo-American targets.
