10-15,000 Turkish Cypriots protested against the Turkish government’s intervention in the region, calling for reunification without intervention from either Greece or their own mainland. The protest was organized by the newly formed Democracy and Political Will Party, calling for the reintegration of the Turkish north into the Greek-majority government.
Hundreds of protesters confronted police during their final stage of clearing the Dannenrod Forest, killing the last tree, Hambi, and killing the […]
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.
As a general strike rips through Colombia, the protests continue, as well as solidarity demonstrations and indigenous uprisings centered around Cauca. Demonstrations have also begun against the old Uribe regime, which has been widely criticized for human rights violations.
Protesters in Antofagasta returned to the streets on the birthday of Piñera, the widely hated President of Chile, demanding his immediate resignation. The march went through Bonilla in the city, with heavy police repression almost immediately occurring. Protesters then returned in the hundreds for the night march, which was not attacked by police.
