Thousands of students and other protesters in Thessaloniki marched in solidarity with the Koufontinas hunger strike and demanded the repeal of a law passed allowing police into universities across Greece for the first time since the fall of the military dictatorship.
Via Chris Avramidis, Efterpi Mouzakiti, and Land & Freedom
As the mayor of Chignautla is set to make water a privatized utility, citizens of the municipality have taken to the streets […]
Greek students’ and teachers’ unions blockaded the entrance of the Athens Polytechnic University, demanding the end of the plan to reintroduce police to university campuses. Blockades are expected to continue into the following days, with neither the Students’ Associations of the Athens Polytechnic or the NTUA Employees’ Union appearing to be willing to let up.
Hundreds of protesters returned to the streets of London, gathering at Parliament Square and taking the Westminster Bridge to demand the nullification of a bill that would increase police powers and restrict the right to protest in England within the United Kingdom.
Dozens of protesters clashed with police in the Bonilla neighborhood of Antofagasta, demanding justice for a murdered street juggler in Panguipulli. Tear gas was deployed by Carabineros, Chilean law enforcement, which seeped into the homes of civilians. 3 protesters were arrested by the end of confrontations.
