Thousands of protesters in the city of Pasto took to the streets for a 2nd consecutive day as part of a general strike in opposition to the Tributary Reform, which would place taxes on basic goods and services in Colombia. Intense clashes between police and protesters occurred, with the military deployed and Molotov cocktails thrown.
Tens of thousands of indigenous people once again occupied Plaza Bolivar in Bogota to protest massacres perpetrated by government-backed paramilitaries that kill hundreds to thousands of people every year. About 100,000 people demonstrated again, demanding the end of funding for paramilitary forces such as the fascist Black Eagles.
About 60 student anarchists in Patras gathered at Georgiou Square to demand that the plan to reintroduce cops on college campuses be revoked, hanging a banner in the area. Police blocked the road to protesters, who eventually retreated after a standoff.
Protesters took to the streets in Vancouver, Washington, after the shooting of Kevin Peterson by police at least 5 times in the […]
Dozens of protesters in the La Pincoya neighborhood of Santiago took to the streets to demand the resignation of the ruling right-wing government as well as the immediate release of all protesters detained during the country’s uprising, some of which have been in prison since October 2019.
