Hundreds of medical workers gathered outside of the Presidential Palace on Chilean President Sebastian Piñera’s birthday, demanding an expanded budget for the health sector to deal with the pandemic. They also demanded the resignation of Health Minister Enrique Paris, who has been deemed insufficient in his aid to contain the COVID pandemic.
Hundreds of Argentinians gathered in the city of Maipú in the province of Mendoza after the femicide of a 14-year-old girl. Demonstrators began to clash with police at the local seat of government, later setting it on fire and nearly burning it down with several explosions occurring within the town hall.
Uruguayan anarchists in the city of Montevideo lit barricades in solidarity with all political prisoners as well as in remembrance of Mauricio […]
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Montevideo gathered to demand increased funding for public education for better working conditions and salaries for professors. The demonstration came as the ruling liberal National Party made budget cuts to education, as part of a wider neoliberal campaign to privatize elements of the public sector.
Dozens of protesters in San Antonio took to the streets for a 2nd consecutive day as part of a port workers’ strike across Chile, demanding the government passage of a bill that would allow for individuals to withdraw 10% of their pension funds in a direct payment for a 3rd time during the COVID pandemic. Police attacked the port workers, leading to heavy clashes with barricades and a building being set on fire.
