October Protest Wrapup
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Riots broke out in the Kasserine province city of Sbeitla, following the death of a protester of injuries sustained when a police officer shot at his head with a tear gas canister. Demonstrators set the police station on fire and launched firecrackers at police, demanding justice for their murdered comrade-in-arms.
Thousands of protesters across the Chilean capital city of Santiago gathered for the 2nd day of the national mobilization against President Sebastian Piñera, clashing with Carabineros who deployed chemically tainted water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray. Molotov cocktails would be seen in use several times that day.
West Belarusians took to the streets in what was coined a “district storm”, with many small protests going on in areas that were not normally deemed to have a culture of anti-Lukashenko sentiment. Police failed to arrive in time to put down the protests, and so the “mission” of sorts was deemed a success.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Madrid at the Plaza de Callao to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested in Lleida for criticizing the Bourbon royal family of Spain.