A demonstration against pension cuts in Argentina erupted this Wednesday in the largest bout of police repression yet witnessed by the government of Javier Milei. What began as a protest against the Argentine president's austerity measures in Buenos Aires escalated into a pitched battle between protesters and police, resulting in 124 arrests and 46 injuries. One of them, photographer Pablo Grillo, is in critical condition after suffering a skull fracture from the impact of a tear gas canister.

Catalonia accounts for 44% of rights violations in protest contexts throughout the State in 2024, according to the Defender en Quien Defiende (DfD) platform, The report, presented this Thursday in Madrid, reports 228 cases affecting 1,029 people and with a minimum of 1,140 violations, which are reflected in fines, police identifications, arrests, infiltrations, legal proceedings, disproportionate use of force, etc. This is a substantial increase compared to the last two years - 314 in 2022 and 870 in 2023 -, especially due to the number of mobilizations that have taken place in solidarity with Palestine. Specifically in Catalonia, of the 100 cases detected, the majority are due to protests for the right to housing, followed by demonstrations against the war in Gaza and, thirdly, feminists.