Thousands of protesters gathered in Antofagasta demanding the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, marching and blockading the center of the city and its roads. Although the Carabineros attempted to repress the protesters as much as possible, but resistance continued against water cannon trucks and riot vans by blockading roads with barricades and using Molotov cocktails.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago took to the streets for a round of demonstrations to demand the release of all detainees of the 18th of October Uprising, which spurred on nearly 1.5 years of protests in Chile against right-wing and neoliberal policies. Police reacted brutally to the demonstration, sending tanks and water cannons against the crowd.
Dozens of protesters in Concepción took to the streets to demand the abolition of police in Chile and the release of all political prisoners of the social uprising that began in 2019. Police attacked the demonstration with extremely militarized gear, using chemically tainted water cannons and tear gas against the crowd.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Athens for a demonstration in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas, a former 17N member who went on hunger strike starting the 8th of January to demand his transfer to the Korydallos prison in Athens. Police brutally attacked the protest, pepper-spraying participants point-blank, cornering and beating them.
Protesters took to the streets in Seattle for Black Lives to demonstrate against police brutality in the city that has been criticized for being unaddressed, even through the minor defunding of the police by Mayor Jenny Durkan.
