Protesters in Onitsha, south of Abuja in Nigeria, blockaded the city’s gates and burned down its police station on the 21st in protest against the Lekki Toll Gate massacre and its fallout across the country.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Cali in solidarity with the Afro-Colombian community in Buenaventura, a vital Colombian port city under occupation by an armed gang that took over after government forces deserted the site.
Greek anarchists in the Athens port neighborhood of Piraeus marched through the borough’s university campus against police. The Puerto Negro collective, who organized the march, demanded an end to police presence in neighborhoods and universities.
Riot police in the city of Concepción brutally cracked down on protesters who gathered after the police murder of a street artist in Panguipulli for failing to present his ID. Water cannons and tear gas were deployed as well as a contingent of Carabineros on foot, who made brutal arrests and assaults of protesters.
Around 150 protesters in Portland marched to demand justice for Patrick Kimmons, a victim of police brutality in 2018 whose case was reopened. Demonstrators sang chants against police, prisons, and capitalism as Kimmons’ mother led the march demanding due process for her son.
