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200.000 people welcome Asturian miners in Puerta Del Sol:
Spanish Miners Battle Police Over Austerity
(AssociatedPress) VIDEO ESSAY: Spanish miners in the northwestern provinces of Asturias and Leon, armed with homemade rockets and slingshots, have been battling police in protest against government cuts, including a slashing of subsidies in their industry. (July 9)
Tens of thousands protest in Mexico
(guardian.co.uk)
Mexicans protest against Peña Nieto’s election win
Tens of thousands of people march in Mexico City amid allegations that PRI vote-buying influenced millions of votes
Read more:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/08/mexicans-protest-pena-nieto-election?newsfeed=true
Riots break out during massive student protest in Chile
(Perseus999/YouTube) More than 100.000 Chilean students and workers packed La Alameda, in the capital Santiago demanding free education for all during a cold and rainy day. The protesters walked in front of the Presidential Palace, La Moneda, and the Ministry of Education.
The Confederation of Chilean Students (Confech) accused the police of suppressing the massive march with attacks and tear gas, despite the fact that they had committed tehmeselves not to intervene.
The main motto of the chilean students protest is “In an unequal country we should all fight. Free public education to change society”.
Video by Reuters
Photos from the Santiago riots:
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1409970
Tokyo – Protest against Fukushima reactor restart – Live Video
Watch it live: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwakamiyasumi
