Hundreds of protesters in the Santiago district of Providencia gathered in opposition to SENAME, the Chilean national minors’ service, widely despised for abuses towards children left in their custody, as 1,313 people had died in their custody between 2005 and 2016. Police attacked the demonstration, deploying water cannons and tear gas.
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Dozens of protesters in Talcahuano took to the streets on the Day of the Youth Combatant, burning barricades and blocking roads in honor of the two young activist brothers murdered by the Pinochet military dictatorship that ruled from 1973 until the 1990s.
Thousands of protesters gathered in the streets of Nantes for the weekly March of Liberties, demanding the complete dissolution of the Global Security Law, which would illegalize the filming of police officers. Police deployed water cannons and tear gas, with heavy clashes occurring in front of the city prefecture, resulting in several arrests.
#RevolutionNow protests in Nigeria continued throughout the 17th, and grew drastically. From a small movement that had hundreds of protesters, thousands of demonstrators marched through Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, and other cities. Protesters also attacked the motorcade of a governor whose police forces had killed several unarmed and peaceful protesters.
Hundreds of protesters in Pasto took to the streets as part of the 4th day of a general strike in Colombia in opposition to the Tributary Reform, which would increase taxes on basic goods and services, as well as against the privatization of healthcare and hospitals. Demonstrators took down the statue of Antonio Nariño in the city center and were then attacked by police who shot tear gas and later militarized the city.
