Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the town of Facatativa, opposing the privatization of healthcare and police violence during a 5th day of demonstrations in Colombia. Police appeared to first join the protesters as a trap, and then tear-gassed and attacked the crowd violently.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in support of refugees and against the Global Security Law at the Place de la République in the […]
Dozens of protesters in Tripoli returned to the streets to demand an increase in living conditions amid a 24-hour lockdown & work stoppage imposed by the Lebanese government. Protesters first gathered at the municipality of Tripoli in the morning, meeting a huge military buildup at al-Nour Square, before later dispersing until nightfall where dozens more gathered at the Ministry of Social Affairs. Demonstrators then marched back to the city’s Hezbollah headquarters and al-Nour Square, before the Lebanese army then clashed with youth in a suburb of the city, where demonstrations ended for the night.
Around 1500 women took to the streets of Rancagua on International Women’s Day, demanding an end to femicides as well as safe and legal abortions in Chile. Demonstrators converged on the local police station, clashing with police and lobbing objects into the building.
40 anarchists gathered in Athens in solidarity with D. Koufontina, a member of the revolutionary anti-American November 17 group who was given 5 life sentences to bolster relations with the United States. Demonstrators demanded the release of the political prisoner on hunger strike, in anticipation of further events to occur.
