Thousands of West Papuans marched in Dogiyai against the formation of a Central Papua Province and the building of a police station by the Indonesian government, instead demanding a referendum for independence in order to unite with their blood relatives in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
Thousands of protesters in Barcelona took to the streets for a 2nd day to demand the release of Pablo Hasel, a left-wing Catalan rapper facing charges for insulting the Spanish monarchy. Demonstrators clashed with police, throwing rocks and burning barricades after the arrival of law enforcement to supposedly calm the crowd.
Hundreds of protesters in Portland took to the streets on the anniversary of the George Floyd murder, gathering at the Justice Center in the city’s downtown. After police moved in and declared the demonstration unlawful, the crowd set fire to a dumpster and began to move around the city, breaking windows and writing graffiti.
Hundreds gathered in the Colombian capital city of Bogotá/Bacata, marching from the Memorial Center for all those killed by police abuse in the country. Many mourned the 13 people killed in less than 24 hours during the September Riots this year in Colombia.
Hundreds of protesters in Belem took to the streets against the policies of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, demanding more access to vaccines […]
