Protesters in London gathered for the annual Million Mask March in the hundreds, which gathered a quick response from police, who assaulted and kettled protesters in Trafalgar Square. Dozens were arrested, and the demonstration was broken up soon after.
Around 250 anarchists and communists in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin marched in protest of the eviction of a houseless camp in Rummelsburg Lake, demanding the restoration of the stolen property of the houseless and the opening back up of the lake’s waterfront to tents.
Around 300 protesters in Frankfurt marched after a 19-year-old Iraqi refugee died in a hospital after being arrested for possession of marijuana. While in custody, Qosay Sadam Khalaf “collapsed” in his cell and was taken to a hospital, where he ended up dying. Police attacked the demonstration, kicking and punching protesters without provocation.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Popayan against the privatization of healthcare and police violence in Colombia amid a general strike. Police attacked demonstrators after the main march occurred, resulting in clashes occurring at several points across the city.
Around 1000 protesters marched in Patras against police repression in universities, demanding the repeal of a law passed by the Ministry of Education allowing police to enter universities for the first time in decades since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974.
