Dozens of cyclists in Santiago took to the streets in solidarity with political prisoners of the uprising in Chile and against the right-wing neoliberal presidency of Sebastian Piñera. Police attacked the gathering, tear-gassing the cyclists and forcing them to flee the area.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Athens suburb of New Smyrna, or Nea Smyrni, following an incident of police brutality in which an officer brutally beat a civilian under the guise of enforcing COVID restrictions. Police proceeded to attack the demonstration with tear gas, which reportedly leaked into the homes of civilians and into trams.
Dozens of protesters marched in the northwestern small town of Florina, demanding the repeal of a law proposed by the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos which would restore police to university campuses for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1975.
Tens of thousands of youth and students marched to the State Secretariat of Kolkata, the capital of the State of West Bengal, to decry the policies of the state government and in support of more education and job opportunities for the youth. Police brutally attacked the demonstration, making 42-500 arrests and leaving around 38-100 hospitalized.
Over 100 student protesters marched in Tarragona, freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges of at least 9 months in prison for “supporting terrorism” and criticizing the Spanish monarchy.
