The University of Manchester Rent Strike, which has gone on for weeks in the United Kingdom, dropped banners condemning the university’s refusal for negotiation with the striking students. It demanded the police leave the campus and that the university suspend rent as well as putting students and staff before making profits.
Hundreds of Chileans and Colombians in Santiago took to the streets in support of the national strike and uprising against neoliberalism and police violence in Colombia, met with brutal repression by state security forces under the leadership of Ivan Duque. Police harassed and dispersed the crowd with a water cannon after its arrival to the National Tourism Service.
Thousands turned out for a 3rd day of mobilizations in Bangkok against the Thai monarchy and Prime Minister Prayut, a general who took power in a coup and is largely held responsible for the lack of access to vaccines in the country. Brutal police repression ensued, in which many were injured and one man lost his hand to a flashbang grenade.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Barranquilla, as part of a general strike stretching for a 4th day in opposition to new tax hikes on basic goods and services as well as the privatization of healthcare. Police attacked the peaceful demonstration with water cannons, dispersing the crowd through the city center and injuring several people.
Dozens of protesters in Tacoma gathered hours after the attempted murder of several spectators of street racing by a police officer in a cruiser, who had arrived to respond to a report of 1 person hit by a car doing donuts. Evidently, this was an inefficient practice as the police officer hit more than 8 people, and ran over one, causing nearly fatal injuries. 2 people were arrested by police at the demonstration for disorderly conduct.
