Thousands of unionized health workers and protesters in Santiago marched from Plaza Dignidad through the Alameda to the presidential palace to demand a larger public health budget and the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, during daily protests that have been dubbed the Chilenazo.
Dozens of protesters in Manchester marched in opposition to a law debated and later passed in the British House of Commons, threatening to restrict the right to protest in the United Kingdom and also increase police powers and immunity during demonstrations.
Students gathered in Santiago to protest the transition test of Chilean Universities, which they say actively undermines many students in poverty. Barricades were first placed at the Alameda intersection with Los Héroes before protesters gathered at the Ministry of Education. Police responded with extreme force, attacking protesters and press, including the cameraman live on scene for CNN Chile.
Around 400 protesters in Thessaloniki gathered in solidarity with refugees in Greece following the deaths of several undocumented immigrants who were homeless.
Hundreds of women in the northern city of Antofagasta took to the streets on International Women’s Day, protesting incompetence by the Chilean government in stopping femicides and safe and free abortions.
