Thousands of protesters in Bucaramanga took to the streets in opposition to neoliberal policy in Colombia and the Tributary Reform, which would impose taxes on basic services like internet, water, and electricity. After police tear-gassed the crowd, clashes began to occur on the streets with angry youth throwing rocks at law enforcement.
Hundreds of protesters in Columbus gathered to protest in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, demanding the immediate end of US support for Israel, an internationally designated apartheid state.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the SERVEL (Electoral Service Office of Chile) in Santiago to demand the end of the revived TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), release of all political prisoners, and demanding that independent candidates with no party affiliation be the makers of the new Constitution of Chile. Confrontations occurred between demonstrators and a conservative politician, who unsuccessfully tried to drive through the crowd.
Dozens of youths in Nanterre rioted following a car accident in which police hit a young man’s car, who would later die in the hospital. Demonstrators threw fireworks at police lines, also setting fires and stretching out police resources in the Acacias district.
Protesters in Antofagasta placed barricades in the region of Cachimba, burning tires to demand the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and amnesty for all political prisoners of the 18th of October Uprising.
