Thousands of Iraqi protesters gathered in Nasiriyah over killings conducted by rogue Iranian-backed militias, responsible for numerous killings of activists and prominent anti-government figures, in the country gripped by police brutality that has killed over 600 demonstrators since October 2019.
Hundreds of Chilean protesters in La Pincoya at the funeral of 15-year-old Esteban, to commemorate his killing by national police in Santiago. […]
Police have not killed anyone more since the September 12th update, but ~50 more injuries have occurred as well as several dozen arrests. Protesters are consolidating their areas of control over Bogota, and are still in the streets in Bucaramanga and Medellin. Protests have also been sparked by allegations of sexual violence against arrested women in Bogota.
Thousands of protesters in Santiago gathered for a day of national mobilization to demand amnesty for all political prisoners and the resignation of President Sebastian Piñera. Carabinero riot police attacked the demonstrations with excessive force, but failed to properly disperse the protesters who were marching in multiple separate locations and methods, both on foot and on bike.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets on the anniversary of the formation of the Carabineros, the national police organization of Chile. Demonstrators called for the agency’s immediate dissolution, burning barricades and clashing with Carabineros who arrived to suppress the protest.
