Demonstrators took the palace of the Oba of Lagos on the 21st, and walking out with the Oba’s staff demonstrating his ceremonial defeat. The Oba is a ceremonial leader of Lagos by Yoruba tradition, and has become very unpopular from recent protests. On the 22nd, protesters also discovered a locked warehouse meant for citizens but enclosed by the government housing COVID supplies, and looted it.
Dozens of Chilean secondary school teachers gathered outside of the former Congress building in Santiago, demanding the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera and the release of political prisoners in the country, effectively shutting down several schools. Police almost immediately arrived in riot gear, making many arrests, and dispersed the crowd in anticipation of protests later in the day.
Essential immigrant workers and their families marched to Times Square in New York to demand personal protective equipment (PPE) at all workplaces as well as a decent raise to $15 per hour or higher. Demonstrators carried white crosses to let everyone know that the group wasn’t complete, holding Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio responsible for lack of precautions.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Chile in support of the prisoners of the social war in Chile, including anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 national uprising. Police attacked the demonstrations in several cities, leading to widespread clashes throughout the night.
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Tunisia during a 5th day of demonstrations against the classist & police state, demanding a radical redistribution of wealth from the rich and police to social programs. Significant clashes with the National Guard occurred in Tunis, more specifically the illegally built neighborhood of Ettadhamen, where the poverty rate is near 70% and the average monthly salary is $100.
