Protesters took to the streets in Lima following the impeachment of Martín Vizcarra, the standing president of Peru, who was removed by a vote of 105 to 25 by Parliament on charges of corruption. Thousands of demonstrators clashed with police in the center of Lima, the capital. He had however been popularized for his work with copper exports, and a majority of people sympathized with him over a parliament seen as far more corrupt.
Dozens of Abolish ICE protesters gathered at the Bergen County ICE facility following a day of heavy police responses. Demonstrators faced off with police after crossing the street onto the jail’s property, who put on riot gear and soon outnumbered the protesters. Demonstrators then dispersed peacefully without any clashes or arrests occurring.
Thousands of protesters converged on Paris for the 4th week of demonstrations against the Global Security Law forbidding the filming of police. The state response was heavy-handed, with an immediate usage of water cannons and other crowd control munitions against protesters, leading to at least 10 arrests.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tunis to demand the release of all prisoners of the recent uprising in the country, as well as to demand economic sovereignty from European neocolonialism and the ruling class. Police attacked the demonstration, injuring and arresting several peaceful protesters in the crowd.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Barranquilla, as part of a general strike stretching for a 4th day in opposition to new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration with water cannons, dispersing the crowd through the city center and injuring several people.
