Protesters took to the streets in Indianapolis after a grand jury refused to charge the officer who murdered Dreasjon Reed, marching downtown in the hundreds. Many militias were also present in Indianapolis, expecting widespread unrest and appearing ready to kill protesters if necessary to protect private property.
Over 5,000 protesters gathered to pay homage at the funeral of Luisa Toledo Sepúlveda, a leftist Mapuche activist known for continuing the legacy of her 3 sons murdered by the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile during the 1980s. Clashes with police and looting occurred along the caravan’s route, though the funeral itself occurred without incidents.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Santiago for the anniversary of the police murder of Mauricio Fredes in the 2019 protests, demanding justice for the fallen comrade. Police responded with intense repression, using water cannons, tear gas, and pepper spray indiscriminately against protesters and medics alike, but demonstrators remained firm and did not back off until the night.
Riot police in the city of Concepción brutally cracked down on protesters who gathered after the police murder of a street artist in Panguipulli for failing to present his ID. Water cannons and tear gas were deployed as well as a contingent of Carabineros on foot, who made brutal arrests and assaults of protesters.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the Center of Justice in Santiago in support of Mauricio Cheque, a Mapuche political prisoner of the social uprising in Chile who was held in prison for over a year without trial, who faced a hearing on the 29th. Demonstrators banged on concrete poles to make noise in support of Cheuque and hanged banners on the walls demanding his release.
