Protesters in Antofagasta placed barricades in the region of Cachimba, burning tires to demand the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and amnesty for all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising.
Credits to Afta Norte Barrikadas & AntofaMarcha, organizers and photographers of the barricades.
Around 150 protesters in Portland gathered for a direct action after the federal courthouse was once again opened back up. After several broken windows and a small fire, a massive security force poured out of the facility and launched chemical weapons against protesters, including the highly toxic HC gas.
Dozens across Sudan protested for a 4th day in opposition to the government’s removal of petrol and fuel subsidies, whose new prices for consumers more than doubled. Demonstrators blocked roads across the country and lit barricades, pressuring the government to act on their demands.
Chilean medical workers in Santiago marched through the Alameda, many from the Barros Luco Hospital on strike, demanding a better budget for the health sector and raises for those at the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of São Paulo in opposition to right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, demanding greater expanded access to vaccines and the end of ethnic cleansing against indigenous people in the Amazon to make way for plantations and farms.
