Mass Protests

Peru’s Congress Ousts De Facto President Dina Boluarte

October 11, 2025 Devin B. Martinez, People's Dispatch. Resist! Corruption, Coups, Dina Boluarte, Mass Protests, Pedro Castillo, Peru

In the early hours of Friday, October 10, Peru’s Congress overwhelmingly voted to remove President Dina Boluarte from office on the grounds of “permanent moral incapacity”. The emergency session was called to debate her impeachment amid the most recent wave of mass anti-government protests that have been escalating since September. A shooting at a cumbia concert of one of Peru’s most popular groups, Agua Marina, on Wednesday sparked renewed anger and protests at the government’s inability to address systemic crime. ABC News reports that 6,041 people have been killed this year alone, a significant increase from the last several years. Extortion, in particular, has spiked massively, with complaints totaling “15,989 between January and July, a 28% increase from the same period in 2024.”

Following Mass Protests, Trump Deploys National Guard To Chicago

October 10, 2025 Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. Educate! Chicago, DHS, ICE, Immigrant Rights, Immigration, Mass Protests, National Guard, Trump Administration

After months of threats from the Trump administration, on October 8, hundreds of National Guard troops arrived in Chicago from Texas and Illinois. The US Northern Command announced on October 8 that around 200 soldiers from the Texas National Guard and around 300 from the Illinois National Guard had arrived in the greater Chicago area. Troops are set to “protect” ICE and other federal agents, as well as federal property, according to the Northern Command. The deployment of troops comes after waves of mass protest against US President Donald Trump’s ramped up immigration enforcement operation – labeled as “Operation Midway Blitz.”

One Dead, Nearly 100 Arrested: Heavy Repression Of Protests In Ecuador

September 30, 2025 People's Dispatch. Resist! Anti-neoliberalism, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Daniel Noboa, Ecuador, Human Rights, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mass Protests, National Strike, Repression

A week since protests began in Ecuador against the decision by Daniel Noboa’s right-wing government to eliminate the diesel subsidy, nearly 100 people have been detained and one person was killed by police repression. The nationwide protests kicked off after Marlon Vargas, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), Ecuador’s most important social movement, called on all sectors of society to take to the streets and reject the move by Noboa. On September 28, the news broke that 46-year-old worker Efraín Fueres died during the protests in Cotacachi, in the province of Imbabura. According to CONAIE, Fueres was killed by the military after being shot three times. “We demand truth, justice, and reparations. This state crime will not go unpunished. There is no turning back or forgiveness for state crimes,” CONAIE wrote on X.

Hundreds Arrested As ‘Block Everything’ Protests Grip France

September 10, 2025 Al Jazeera. Resist! Anti-Austerity, Blockades, Emmanuel Macron, France, Mass Protests

French police have arrested hundreds of people as protests led by left-wing forces under the banner “Block Everything” spread across the country. Nearly 300 people were detained on Wednesday after demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and blocked highways, fuelled by growing anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s government amid a deepening political crisis. Authorities said 80,000 police officers were deployed nationwide, though French media reported closer to 100,000. Officers fired tear gas in several cities as they moved to disperse crowds and make arrests. The demonstrations – organised under the grassroots slogan “Bloquons Tout” or “Block Everything” – combined work stoppages, road blockades and acts of civil disobedience in opposition to what protesters denounced as years of austerity.

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