Dozens of protesters gathered at the 4D precinct in Washington D.C. to protest against the fact that the killer of Karon Hylton was reinstated, and was seen cruising around a gathering of teenagers. Hylton’s mother was then arrested by the MPD and later released.
Credits to Chuck Modi and Black House News.
A demonstration took place in Detroit against the city’s police and its brutality towards civilians, advocating for the defunding and eventual abolition of the Detroit police department. No major assaults were made by police officers, and the protest generally managed to avoid any altercations.
Around 100 protesters in Antofagasta marched to demand the release of all political prisoners of Chile’s social uprising and the end of femicides in the country. Demonstrators burned barricades and set up roadblocks, with police arriving shortly after and deploying water cannons on the small crowd.
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.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the La Serena Regional Administration Office in defense of the water sources of the Elqui, Limarí and Choapa provinces under threat of privatization, also demanding the release of all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising.
