Hundreds of people gathered in Times Square and Middletown to resist the MAGA rally held in the center of the city, using many tactics, including direct fights against Trump supporters, throwing eggs at their cars, and stealing flags to later destroy.
Police attacked Abolish ICE demonstrators at the Bergen County facility who were protesting in solidarity with the prisoners inside performing a hunger strike. Cops were filmed targeting a black protester, then arresting him. The Ridgewood for Black Liberation organization later stated that he had been released, but sustained injuries during the assault by police.
Around 150 protesters in Portland gathered for a direct action after the federal courthouse was once again opened back up. After several broken windows and a small fire, a massive security force poured out of the facility and launched chemical weapons against protesters, including the highly toxic HC gas.
Dozens of Baloch protesters in Khash overwhelmed a limited Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps presence in the area, taking over local bases and taking those inside hostage as reports of the IRGC special forces entering Sistan & Balochistan en masse began to surface.
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.
