Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Medellín for a 4th consecutive day, as part of a general strike in Colombia opposing new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police attacked the demonstrations, which occurred citywide, with tear gas and live rounds.
Dozens of students at the Industrial University of Santander protested on and shut down a road in front of the school, demanding the reopening of the school in order to continue to pursue their diplomas in an orderly manner with health measures in place to stop as many infections as possible.
French abolitionists in Nice launched fireworks in the city as a noise demonstration of solidarity with prisoners on Christmas Eve, per a […]
Dozens of protesters in Washington DC participated in the Black History Month march, speaking up about rampant human rights abuses committed by police and the government of the United States against queer and black people.
Riots took place in the Polish town of Lubin after a police officer murdered a young man under arrest, asphyxiating him by placing a knee on his neck. Hundreds arrived at the local police station, chanting “Murderers!” and hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police. At the end of the day, more than 50 arrests were made by riot police.
