Demonstrators in Abidjan, the economic capital and heartland of the Ivory Coast, protested against the acquisition of a third term by sitting President Alassane Ouattara. Clashes occurred between police and protesters, with many fires set as well.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Susa valley of Turin to demand the end of the construction of the Turin-Lyon High-Speed Railway, which would cause extreme deforestation and disruption of the local environment. Demonstrators clashed with police, which resulted in 1 police injury and tear gas deployed.
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Athens for a demonstration in support of Black and refugee lives, demanding the government extend assistance towards migrants in Greece and allow them a better process for residency and ultimately citizenship.
Thousands of protesters in Pereira took to the streets for a 3rd day, demanding the withdrawal of the neoliberal Tributary Reform, which would raise new taxes on basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked the demonstration with tanks and tear gas, resulting in the local police substation being burned down.
Dozens of New Yorkers gathered outside the home of a landlord in Maspeth, who illegally evicted an activist from her apartment last week while a moratorium was in effect. Demonstrators stated that they would come back every day, until the tenant was returned to her apartment.
