Demonstrators for the Los Angeles Tenants’ Union protested in front of the house of Kathryn Barger (Chair of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors) against evictions that have insofar not been canceled by the Supervisor. They joined forces with Hillside Villa and the Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action.
Police in Athens assaulted hundreds of protesters who gathered in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, including the former 17 November member’s son, who was arrested during a police advance as a water cannon volley slammed into the frontline of the demonstration.
Protesters continue to take to the streets in Puente Alto and Santiago against the press coverage of the protests. The Chilean media has been criticized for its review of the protests, which has been overly anti-protester; it also has not touched very much on the 48 dead during the uprising in October until today.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at sites across Popayán, in opposition to the privatization of healthcare as well as police violence amid a general strike. Police responded with extreme violence, using tear gas and flashbang grenades against peaceful demonstrations.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Madrid to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, the communist Catalan rapper arrested under charges of criticizing the monarchy. Demonstrators assembled in Puerta del Sol, where police attempted to kettle the crowd and assaulted several people. Hundreds of people then broke police lines, then also placing barricades and setting fires in the streets.
