2500 protesters marched in Patras against the reintroduction of police to universities in a bill proposed by Greek Minister of Education Niki Kerameos, demanding the retraction of the law put forward by the leading conservative New Democracy Party.
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Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Paris in support of undocumented immigrants on International Migrants’ Day. The march was organized by the Gilet Noirs/Black Vests, whose aim is to fight for the regularization of the 400,000 undocumented immigrants in France.
Hundreds of protesters in Barrancabermeja took to the streets in opposition to neoliberalism in Colombia and the Tributary Reform, which would impose taxes on basic goods and services such as electricity, internet, and water bills, as well as removing any existing government aid for low-income workers.
Thousands of students in Athens returned to the streets for a second consecutive day, demanding the repeal of a law proposed by the Minister of Education which would restore police to university campuses across Greece and the release of all 52 people arrested during demonstrations on the 11th. Unlike the previous day, police did not attack the protesters and the march remained peaceful throughout the day.
Strong clashes occurred in the town of Cañete during a demonstration in support of Mapuche political prisoner Oscar Pilquiman, an indigenous activist framed for a robbery in 2019. Police attacked the crowd with water cannons and tear gas, while protesters returned the favor with Molotov cocktails.
