Hundreds of Thai protesters returned to the streets of Bangkok, demanding the end of the monarchy and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut, a general who assumed power in a coup in 2014 and is widely held responsible for the lack of access to COVID vaccines. Police repressed the protest, leading to clashes throughout the day.
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Hundreds of Chilean protesters in Antofagasta clashed heavily with Carabineros, with multiple notable confrontations occurring including one 13-year-old arrested under the charge of rioting. Fires were set across the central roads and several injuries occurred to tear gas and pepper spray.
Dozens of protesters in the Santiago neighborhood of Puente Alto and the subdistrict of Bajos de Mena took to the streets on the Day of the Youth Combatant, placing and burning barricades and throwing Molotov cocktails at the 66th Police Station.
Thousands of students gathered in Thessaloniki and marched against a new law which would restore police to university campuses across Greece for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship. Clashes ensued after police deployed tear gas on protesters, with Molotov cocktails flying through the air and firebombs used against law enforcement. After finishing the march in spite of chemical weapons being used on protesters, the students returned for an afternoon march against state repression.
Hundreds of students gathered at the Statue of Venizelos in Thessaloniki in opposition to a new bill proposed by the Greek government, which would for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974 reintroduce police on university campuses. Demonstrators then marched to the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, meeting with teachers’ unions, pressuring the regional administration not to support the new measures.
