Dozens of Portland protesters marched from Grant Park to the house of the Portland Police Association’s Lawyer, hanging a banner on the porch and keeping him awake for a while with lights and chants until police arrived on the scene, forcing demonstrators to disperse.
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Hundreds of protesters gathered in the city of Hillah in a much larger demonstration than that of the previous day’s to demand the end of corruption in Iraq, as well as increased employment opportunities sponsored by the government. A police presence remained absent, as most riot forces were deployed to Nasiriyah and Baghdad.
Thousands of protesters in Bogota marched on International Workers’ Day for the 4th day of a general strike in opposition to an increase in taxes of basic goods and services and the privatization of hospitals in Colombia. Police attacked the demonstration, leading to clashes that occurred throughout the day.
Thousands of protesters in Athens marched following police repression against students at the Thessaloniki Aristotle University, demanding the repeal of a law passed by the Ministry of Education allowing police to return to campus for the first time in decades. Demonstrators marched to Parliament, although avoiding clashes that had previously occurred in student demonstrations against the same law.
Youth in Palestine clashed with the Israeli Defense Forces that were moving through the village of Jaba’a, throwing Molotov cocktails and keeping up resistance for hours as the military passed the area.
