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Over 200 antifascists gathered to counterprotest a Proud Boys rally to ‘Stop the Steal’ in Sacramento, standing off with the MAGA side and throwing projectiles. Police shot foam bullets at the antifascists, who were then attacked by a Proud Boy with a knife, who promptly fled the scene after being chased by a dozen counterprotesters.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Courts of Justice in Santiago, comprising of unionized health workers and families of political prisoners in Santiago. Medical workers demanded the release of political prisoners for both health reasons due to possible contraction of COVID, as well as the mental health effects comparable to torture due to isolation for months from friends and family.