Residents of Viña Del Mar took to the streets to demand greater funds for medical workers to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as more protocols and a larger overall budget for the health sector. Over 500 people were in attendance, and other protests also occurred throughout the country.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Berlin to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, marching through the center of the city. Multiple arrests were made, as police attacked the peaceful demonstration and assaulted people with impunity.
Over 150 protesters in the town of Volos marched in solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas, moving through the heart of the city and throwing paint at the office of a New Democracy MP, Christos Boukoros, before finishing the demonstration and dispersing for the night.
Dozens of protesters gathered at the Capitol Complex of New Jersey in Trenton, demanding drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants who would face deportation if they sought one from the authorities right now. Police responded with a heavy presence, deploying a helicopter over the march and sending several cop cars on the ground.
Hundreds of protesters in Portland gathered at the Red House, owned by an Afro-indigenous family, who were being evicted by the PPB. Demonstrators attacked the police and sent them down Mississippi Avenue, deflating many police vehicles and smashing in their windows. Despite 7 arrests occurring, the Red House Autonomous Zone was formed by 3:00 P.M.
