Hundreds of protesters in Jalalabad took to the streets against the Taliban, marching with the Afghan national flag and replacing the Taliban flag in the city with the national tricolor. Taliban forces fired on the protest with live rounds, killing at least 3 demonstrators.
Protesters took to the streets for a 134th day in Portland to demonstrate against the murder of Walter Wallace by police, and demanding a PPB budget cut of at least 50%. They demonstrated in front of a city commissioner’s house, demanding that he endorse the defunding.
40 anarchists gathered in Athens in solidarity with D. Koufontina, a member of the revolutionary anti-American November 17 group who was given 5 life sentences to bolster relations with the United States. Demonstrators demanded the release of the political prisoner on hunger strike, in anticipation of further events to occur.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle and in solidarity with Chilean political prisoners convicted during the uprising against neoliberalism and police violence. Police violently repressed the demonstration, implementing a blackout in the city center and using water cannons to attack the crowd.
The 2020 Indonesian National Strike was organized in response to the Job Creation Law, which deregulated environmental protections and took off many workers’ rights previously protected. A 3-day strike was organized across the country, lasting from October 6-8. Hundreds were injured, but none were reported killed.
