Prisoners inside the Santiago Company Jail No. 1 protested to demand the release of all political prisoners from the social uprising and demand the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera, releasing a statement against the prison-industrial complex in Chile and beyond.
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Protesters in Bologna gathered at the local Greek embassy in solidarity with former 17N member Dimitris Koufontinas, who is on hunger strike to demand a transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens where he would get access to better medical care and the ability to see visitors.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets for a round of demonstrations to demand the release of all detainees of the 18th of October Uprising, which spurred on nearly 1.5 years of protests in Chile against right-wing and neoliberal policies. Police reacted brutally to the demonstration, sending tanks and water cannons against the crowd.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in support of political prisoners of the uprising in Chile, beginning on the 18th of October in 2019. Demonstrators demanded the immediate release of all prisoners of the social unrest and demanded a general pardon to clear their charges.
