Over 100 prisoners in the St. Louis Justice Center took over part of the prison, breaking open windows to the joy of many outside who gathered under the facility, dancing and chanting in solidarity with the inmates who said their human rights have been violated and PPE has been denied to them.
Hundreds gathered in Bogota for a memorial protest in honor of Dilan Cruz, a university student killed in the 2019 protests in Colombia. Demonstrators marched down the commercial sector of the city, running into police during the march. The two sides clashed, with protesters cursing out the police as they left, appearing unwilling to fight.
Demonstrations in Lebanon began after the inauguration of Hariri, with protesters barricading roads across Beirut against the current regime and its supporters […]
Dozens of protesters in Santiago gathered at the Courts of Justice during the trial of 3 young men accused by police of burning down the Principado hotel, who if found guilty could serve multiple years in prison, more than they have already served in brutal pre-trial detention.
Protesters in Antofagasta blockaded Bonilla Ave. while demonstrating against the Chilean government’s inaction on police brutality, poverty, and hunger, demanding more funds for social programs to aid the poor and needy. Riots and strikes across Chile have taken place for a variety of reasons, all of which boiled over into the October Rebellion of 2019.
