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 protesters converged on Paris for the 4th week of demonstrations against the Global Security Law forbidding the filming of police. The state response was heavy-handed, with an immediate usage of water cannons and other crowd control munitions against protesters, leading to at least 10 arrests.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the small rural town of Acacías, in the Meta department/province, to protest against the privatization of healthcare and police violence in Colombia amid a general strike. Demonstrators set fire to the town hall, following intense police interventions in the area.
Around 5,000 demonstrators marched in Girona and clashed with riot police to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a Catalan rapper arrested for criticizing the Spanish monarchy. Youths smashed windows and placed barricades, throwing rocks at police who in response shot tear gas at the crowd.
Dozens of protesters marched in Santiago to demand that the government halt pension cuts as well as pay them out to elderly people who are also houseless, who have been widely excluded from receiving social benefits. Demonstrators also attacked the state policy of handing out the job of pensions to life insurance companies, which are widely viewed in Chile as negligent.
