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.
Several groups organized protests on the 23rd after hearing Breonna Taylor’s killers would go free, and several clashes occurred including the usage of incendiary devices.
Greek anarchists protested alongside striking medical workers & doctors at the Theageneio Cancer Hospital in Thessaloniki, demanding a raise for those working at the facility, as well as a universal right to food, housing, education, and healthcare for all.
Over 100 protesters gathered in Burgos to demonstrate in solidarity with Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper arrested and facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy.
Indigenous Colombians took to the streets to protest the inaction by the Duque administration to combat massacres of natives by government-funded paramilitaries. They also demonstrated against the false positives crisis that severely impacted disabled indigenous people. Natives and Afro-Indigenous Colombians were a swing vote in the election, and a failure on their part to vote for Duque could lead for him to lose reelection.
