Protesters in Temuco placed barricades in solidarity with Matias Catrileo, a young Mapuche warrior/weychafe murdered by police on January 3rd, 2008, during territorial clashes between the ethnic group and the government.
Hundreds of Trump supporters at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem clashed with left-wing counterprotesters, using paintball guns, smoke bombs, and other munitions before police cleared the area, coming under fire from right-wingers who “used to back the blue”.
Chilean protesters in Longotoma at the Ruta 5 Norte of La Ligua barricaded roads in response to the Ministry of the Environment withdrawing the Supreme Decree that placed the Salinas de Pullaly wetland and Longotoma dunes as a nature sanctuary. This would allow businesses to destroy and pollute the habitat of thousands of species.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Medellín, in opposition to police violence amid a general strike and the privatization of healthcare. Police murdered a frontline protester, shooting him with live rounds during confrontations near the end of the demonstration.
Around 300 protesters in Frankfurt marched after a 19-year-old Iraqi refugee died in a hospital after being arrested for possession of marijuana. While in custody, Qosay Sadam Khalaf “collapsed” in his cell and was taken to a hospital, where he ended up dying. Police attacked the demonstration, kicking and punching protesters without provocation.
