Protesters across the world took to the streets in support of Rojava, commemorating the retaking of Kobane by Kurdish forces after its capture by ISIL. Protests happened in over 2 dozen cities, ranging from Athens to Toronto, with many in Kurdistan itself participating too.
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Dozens of protesters in the city of Leipzig in Germany took to the streets in a flash demonstration in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike, breaking windows and tagging graffiti at the Connewitz police station and dispersing without detection.
Protesters in Peru turned out to protest in La Molina and Los Olivos, marching in the hundreds against the Merino administration that ousted Vizcarra. Demonstrators in Lima also turned out in the thousands in front of Parliament to denounce what is seen as a coup, clashing with police, with dozens if not hundreds of injuries occurring.
Hundreds of students and other protesters in Barcelona marched to demand amnesty and freedom for Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper imprisoned and facing charges for criticizing the Spanish monarchy.
The city of Ancud in Chile barricaded most entry and exit roads as Chile entered its 4th week of quarantine, stating that the citizens of the town had a complete lack of basic resources to survive. Protesters state that quarantine would continue to be opposed until the town could be assured that enough supplies could come through to survive.