Protesters in Quito demonstrated against a deal between the government and the IMF, in which the Ecuador would earn a $6.5 billion credit, and to make sure it would be payed back, the sales tax would be increased from 12 to 15%. This sparked rioting in the capital, with police unable to suppress the tens of thousands who took to the streets.
Barricades went up across Beirut in solidarity with the families of victims of the August explosion, demanding justice for the corrupt officials responsible for the mismanagement of the facility whose collapse caused 158 deaths and over 7000 injuries.
Amid celebrations of Trump’s defeat in Washington D.C. and other areas, demonstrators marched for Black Lives and Karon Hylton, stating that the […]
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Viña del Mar city in the Valparaiso metropolis on International Women’s Day, against government incompetence in combatting a rise in femicides as well as to demand safe and free abortions in all of Chile.
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.
