Protesters across Poland, from Krakow to Gdansk, took to the streets against an abortion ban by the PiS (Law and Justice Party). The government has pulled back on the ban for all fetuses except those with Down Syndrome, which has helped calm the clashes but not the protests.
Over 100,000 Haitian protesters covered the streets of Port-au-Prince in a mass demonstration against the regime of dictatorial American-backed leader Jovenel Moise, widely despised by the public for his autocratic rule and dissolution of Parliament in 2019. Despite clashes occurring in some neighborhoods, the majority of protesters were exempt from police violence.
Over 1000 protesters in Minneapolis marched the day before the beginning of the Derek Chauvin trial, demanding justice for George Floyd after his murder more than 10 months prior.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets, tagging graffiti, blocking roads, and burning barricades in solidarity with Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, killed by police during an attack by indigenous insurgents on deforestation equipment.
Right-wing groups held an anti-LGBTQ+ event in Toulouse on the 10th of October, which was met with strong opposition from a queer anarchist bloc. Police protected the right-wing march and tear-gassed the anarchists a total of 3 times, but eventually, the counter-protest managed to push back the march.
