Dozens of protesters marched in Santiago to demand that the government halt pension cuts as well as pay them out to elderly people who are also houseless, who have been widely excluded from receiving social benefits. Demonstrators also attacked the state policy of handing out the job of pensions to life insurance companies, which are widely viewed in Chile as negligent.
Protesters in the Swazi town of Mafutseni took to the streets against the monarchy of Eswatini and in support of the nation’s Communist Party, demanding democracy and socialism. Demonstrators decried the King’s refusal to acknowledge petitions submitted previously, as well as his dictatorial rule over the country.
Anarchists in Uruguay set fire to barricades on the Route 10 seaside highway, demanding the immediate release of subversive prisoner Marcelo Villarroel, and in memory of comrade Mauricio Morales and all fallen prisoners of the anarchist social war.
Dozens of protesters in the Santiago neighborhood of La Pincoya took to the streets against the police state of Chile and neoliberal corporate tyranny. Police responded with brutal repression, shooting water cannons in a residential area and tear-gassing a playground.
A few dozen protesters arrived at the 71st Precinct in New York City, demanding the department face consequences for countless instances of police brutality during the summer George Floyd protests and on nonviolent civilians. Police attacked the demonstration, making at least 4 arrests against peaceful protesters.
