Greek anarchists in the University of Ioannina dropped banners against an anti-education bill sponsored by Minister of Education Niki Kerameos, also condemning police raids on university dormitories in Athens.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the roundabout of Caaguazú to demand the resignation of President Marito Abdo, widely held responsible for corruption resulting in the disappearance of $1.6 billion from Paraguay’s healthcare budget, causing a collapse in infrastructure as hospitals were overwhelmed and forced to cut back on resources.
Around 1000 protesters in Thessaloniki marched on International Women’s Day starting from the Statue of Venizelos, demanding an end to patriarchal violence and oppression during a #MeToo wave of allegations of sexual assault and harassment against top officials in the Greek government.
Protesters in Mawiyane, within the Hhohhlo District of Eswatini, took to the streets in opposition to the rule of Africa’s last absolute monarchy, marching in support of the Communist Party of Swaziland, in a popular wave of unrest following a police murder in the South African country in May.
Dozens of protesters in the Santiago neighborhood of La Pincoya took to the streets against the police state of Chile and neoliberal corporate tyranny. Police responded with brutal repression, shooting water cannons in a residential area and tear-gassing a playground.
