Lebanese protesters blocked the Bab al-Tabbaneh road in Tripoli in response to a collapse in living conditions and mass arrests of demonstrators during the uprising of late January against quarantine without a stimulus with which the people could survive.
Via Hassan Obeid
Young Panamanians protested against President Laurentino Cortizo’s decision to exclude people less than 25 years old from the “solidarity voucher”, giving people $100 per month to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic’s financial stress. Students blockaded several roads in response to the decision, including the Balboa and Cinco De Mayo avenues. Police responded by opening fire with rubber bullets and arresting several students, taking them to a police station, and later releasing them without torturing them in any form.
Hundreds of protesters in Liège gathered for a Black Lives Matter demonstration against racism perpetrated on African migrants in the country, which escalated into clashes with police who used water cannons and batons to attack the crowd which promptly began looting the area.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Denver at a federal prison, in solidarity with those caged inside. Lights could be seen flickering from several cells inside the facility as demonstrators made noise to let the inmates inside know that they are not alone.
Dozens of migrants detained at Napier Barracks in Kent protested against the detrimental quality of life that they are forced to live in, as well as a lack of PPE and health protocols put in place for their protection.
