Thousands of protesters in Bogota returned to the streets for a 3rd consecutive day, demanding the repeal of a law raising taxes on the poor and middle class with basic goods and services. Police brutally attacked demonstrations taking place across the city, putting down many neighborhood marches and terrorizing the local population.
Protesters across Italy have called for wider health measures instead of enacting a military curfew and state of emergency across the country; […]
Greek anarchists dropped banners and spray-painted graffiti across several neighborhoods in Larisa in solidarity with imprisoned comrade Stathopoulos Vangelis, held in pre-trial detention for over 13 months without a shred of evidence to the accusations against him. The risk of COVID-19 contraction has been a common concern in many Greek prisons, with jails seeing a skyrocketing of cases across the country.
Activists gathered at the site of the death of activist Oscar Pérez in Santiago, where on the 21st of December 2019 he was run over by 2 Carabinero cars, leading many to think that his murder was part of an active campaign of state terror against protesters during the October Uprising.
Dozens of workers from the Turkish supermarket chain Migros went on strike at the Kadıköy Khalkedon Square store in Istanbul after several were fired for being union members; strikers demanded higher pay and better working conditions, including additional personal protective equipment (PPE). Police arrived on the scene, attempting to intimidate the workers, but ultimately failed to halt the strike.
