Florists gathered in Santiago to protest the forced closure of their businesses without a stimulus and condemned the closures of “non-essential” businesses included their own while casinos and other recreational centers stayed open. The Carabineros of Chile, the national police force, proceeded to arrive at the scene with riot gear and assault the demonstrators, injuring 5.
Demonstrators gathered in Athens in front of the Elta Courier postage delivery office, demanding the reinstitution of the trade unionist Akis G. after being fired for attempting to unionize his workplace. Many criticize the company’s practice of hiring employees as contractors instead of providing them with the proper benefits that they would be entitled to under permanent employment.
Chilean feminists gathered at the Grecia metro of the Peñalolen commune in Santiago to protest the increase of femicides in 2020, condemning sexism, violence against women, and misogyny.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Berlin to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, marching through the center of the city. Multiple arrests were made, as police attacked the peaceful demonstration and assaulted people with impunity.
Protests occurred all over Belarus as an anniversary of the killings of several poets by the Soviet Union in 1937, with demonstrations taking place in nearly a dozen cities, mostly family gatherings and small friend groups showing solidarity against the Lukashenko regime.
