Over 100 protesters gathered for Day 13 of the Block Garcetti protests, before seeing the LAPD move into a cluster in front of the LA mayor’s house. Police were then filmed visibly attacking the protesters, causing more than 20 injuries and arresting several people.
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Thousands of protesters descended on Plaza Dignidad and the Presidential Palace in Santiago on a day of national mobilization against the right-wing presidency of Sebastian Piñera, as part of the Estallido Social (Social Outbreak) that has gripped Chile since the 18th of October in 2019. Police responded with heavy repression, using water cannons & tear gas, but ultimately failed to quell the demonstration.
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 gathered at 36th & Cedar in Minneapolis for a vigil in remembrance of Dolal Idd, a 23-year-old son of Somali immigrants murdered by police the night before. Neighbors went outside to cheer on the demonstrators, who marched around the block after listening to speeches given out.
Dozens of bikers in Athens took to the streets following the death of a motorcyclist after being hit by the driver of Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ sister, a member of Parliament belonging to the ruling conservative New Democracy party.