Thousands of protesters in New York City took to the streets in solidarity with demonstrations in Colombia against police violence and the privatization of healthcare. Organizers called for immediate international action in response to police and military brutality and the end of government aggression against protests.
Hundreds of women in Valdivia marched on International Women’s Day, condemning the incompetence of the government of Chile in stopping a rise in femicides as well as demanding safe and free abortion for all women without exceptions.
Around 1000 protesters marched in Lleida for a second day to the prison where Pablo Hasel resides, a communist Catalan rapper facing charges for denouncing the Spanish monarchy. Following the arrival of police forces on the scene, clashes began to occur with barricades placed and rocks being thrown.
Anarchists in Montevideo, Uruguay, launched an attack against a police station with Molotov cocktails, starting a fire that permanently damaged the front of the police center.
Trade unions and student groups have called for a national strike that appears to be underway and successful, as police respond violently […]
