Peruvian farmers and industrial workers clashed with police at the last standing blockade in Panamericana Sur, at Ica Province. Many blockaders were hit with rubber bullets and crowds with tear gas, fighting back by throwing stones and injuring several soldiers and police officers. After reinforcements arrived to aid the outnumbered government forces, however, the last blockade would fall, with organizers vowing to return on the 29th.
Dozens of protesters in Seattle marched on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s murder, a black women shot and killed in her sleep by police who raided her house with a no-knock warrant. Police attacked the crowd marching, beating many and making several arrests after trailing the demonstration on bike.
Hundreds of members of the FENATS medical workers’ union protested in the central city of Concepción to demand a higher budget for the health sector to combat COVID-19, including more infrastructure and raises for on-the-ground nurses and doctors. Many in the crowd also called for amnesty for political prisoners and the resignation of Piñera.
Hundreds of protesters marched in Girona to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for criticizing the Bourbon royal family of Spain. Demonstrators carried a banner reading “Chess and checkmate to the regime!” and blocked several roads before dispersing peacefully.
Hundreds gathered in Barcelona to demand the release of protesters imprisoned during the uprising in solidarity with Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for criticizing the monarchy of Spain and supporting the revolutionary Basque ETA organization.
