Protesters in Graham, North Carolina in Alamance County took to the streets in a nonviolent protest near a polling station, upon which police began to pepper-spray demonstrators and arrested several people, raising a big show both online and in the city itself, which is a swing county for North Carolinian legislatures.
Protesters took to the streets for a 130th day in Portland for Black Lives and against ICE. Demonstrators were assaulted repeatedly by police, with many injured and a few reported to be hospitalized. An ambulance was sighted going into the facility as well, most likely for one of the protesters.
Hundreds of members of the indigenous Mbya Guaraní community marched in Caaguazú to demand the resignation of president Marito Abdo, widely held responsible for the suspicious disappearance of $1.6 billion from Paraguay’s healthcare budget, which has led to an overwhelming of hospitals that have been forced to ration medicine and suspend elective surgeries like appendix removal.
Hundreds in Bucaramanga returned to the streets for a 2nd day of demonstrations decrying neoliberalism and demanding the repeal of a tax hike on basic goods and services, including a 19% toll on utilities such as internet, water, and electricity bills.
Protesters in Portland gathered outside of the ICE facility in the city with shields in black bloc, which were later proven to […]
