Over 300 attendees gathered in Montbert, Nantes, to protest against the construction of an Amazon facility in the area, which would make housing prices soar and kill many local businesses. Speeches were given by local union organizers and small business owners, who opposed the construction project that would afflict both the low and middle class of the area.
Peruvian farmers and industrial workers clashed with police at the last standing blockade in Panamericana Sur, at Ica Province. Many blockaders were […]
Anarchists in Seattle protested in solidarity with the general strike in Colombia, which was sparked in response to police violence and threats of privatization coupled with tax hikes. Demonstrators called for the end of state violence towards the movement and the immediate halt of arms sales to Colombia.
Thousands of protesters in Popayán took to the streets for a 4th day to demand the fall of the Tributary Reform, which would increase taxes on basic goods and services, as well as the privatization of hospitals and most healthcare. Police attacked the demonstration, tear-gassing the crowd and dispersing protesters across the city by nightfall.
Dozens of protesters in the Villa Francia area of Santiago took to the streets on the Day of the Youth Combatant, in which 2 young activist brothers were murdered by the Pinochet dictatorship. Demonstrators placed barricades and clashed with law enforcement, throwing Molotov cocktails at water cannons and other militarized vehicles.
