Thousands of women in Valparaíso took to the streets on International Women’s Day to protest against government incompetence in stopping femicides and to demand safe and legal abortions in all of Chile. Police attacked the demonstration, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters.
After the 100,000-strong morning march, a later protest took place with about 10,000 people that was suppressed by Belarusian police using tear […]
Dozens of tenants under the Toronto ACORN union protested in front of the office of Caprent Apartments, delivering the CEO Mark Kenny […]
Around 150-200 students in Patras took to the streets to decry a law passed by the Ministry of Education, creating a university police force in Greece which would exist for the first time since the fall of the military junta in 1974 after a failed annexation of Cyprus and a student uprising.
Hundreds of protesters in Valparaiso marched on the National Congress of Chile while president Sebastián Piñera gave a State of the Nation address, demanding his immediate resignation and the release of all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising. Police repressed the demonstration, leading to widespread clashes and police violence throughout the day.
