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Across the the world, anarchists, anti-authoritarians, and autonomists took to the streets for May Day. Fierce clashes broke out in Paris, in Indonesia large anarchist blocs marched, people built barricades at La ZAD, and in Germany people squared off against neo-Nazi march.
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It's raining tear gas. Food vendors scrambling to pack up their stands. The bystanders caught up in it all are indignant. #Honduras pic.twitter.com/Lebq4iC6aH
— Jeff Ernst (@jeffgernst) May 1, 2018
#France: #BlackBloc protest to regain the city during #MayDay2018 rally in #Paris. Against state repression and police brutality. #1erMai pic.twitter.com/a3DAh4oSUu
— th1an1 (@th1an1) May 1, 2018
200 manifestantes foram presos no Macronistão. Há vídeos mostrando pessoas passando mal com gás lacrimogêneo atirado dentro de bares em Paris. #MayDay #1Maio #1Mayo pic.twitter.com/lMwTjCyG3h
— Persona (@PersonalEscrito) May 1, 2018
1º de Maio no Erdoganistão, que proibiu comemorar o dia na praça Taksim, em Istambul: dezenas de pessoas presas pela polícia turca, ao tentarem chegar ao tradicional local de protestos. #MayDay #1Maio #1Mayo pic.twitter.com/sVTH7vWw8t
— Persona (@PersonalEscrito) May 1, 2018
Enguany hem tornat a sortir l'1 de Maig a la comarca. Denunciant la precarietat laboral i el retrocès en llibertats, per tornar a reivindicar que cal transformar la societat per assolir la justícia social i laboral. pic.twitter.com/YllltFFuWb
— CNT Vallès Oriental (@CNTValles) May 1, 2018
1er de Maig combatiu a Mataró
Block CNT Maresme
Avancem per la justicia social i laboral pic.twitter.com/CEJdKHJ72h— CNT Maresme (@CNTMaresme) May 1, 2018
Francia: Multitudinaria asamblea general de estudiantes en la Universidad RENNES 2: Contra los recortes, la selección universitaria y la represión policial. #NonALaSelection pic.twitter.com/CAmXmZhdPo
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) April 30, 2018
#1erMai Cortège de tête de plusieurs milliers de personnes dont un bon millier en noir devant pour la grande manif à #Paris pic.twitter.com/oEDVFeZABO
— Alexis Kraland (@akraland) May 1, 2018
Pics from the #Mayday demo in #Malmö #Sweden via @gatornainfohttps://t.co/8UXmhVsMhj#antireport #May1st #MayDay2018 #1Mai2018 #1maj #1mai pic.twitter.com/5Z7jDh51Ta
— Enough 14 (@enough14) May 1, 2018
PIQUET davant de COSMOAPARTNENTS amb @LasKellysBCN. Som aquí perque aquest hotel, que externalitza les cambreres de pis, ha acomiadat una treballadora per demanar els seus drets.
VISCA LA LLUITA DE LES TREBALLADORES!! pic.twitter.com/ZPXzb1DXNP
— CNT Barcelona (@CNT_Barcelona) May 1, 2018
À l'avant du pont d'Austerlitz, certains black bloc ont fait leur provision en munition de pavés dans un ptit tote bag. #1ermai2018 pic.twitter.com/RbBFs6T9wC
— Cécile Bouanchaud (@CBouanchaud) May 1, 2018
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Molotov cocktails and tear gas around the Polytechnic University in Athens, following a #MayDay strike.#Greece pic.twitter.com/QBIS1MBqoV
— Savvas Karmaniolas (@savvaskarma) May 1, 2018
"Los criminales no se juzgan a ellos mismos" Denunciaron en #Nicaragua sobre la conformación de una "comisión de la mentira" para investigar la masacre de abril ordenada por el @FSLN contra las movilizaciones que exigen la renuncia de Daniel Ortega #NicaraguaResiste #SOSNicaragua pic.twitter.com/0R15b85eSG
— Avispa Mídia (@Avispa_Midia) May 1, 2018
Londres: El bloque unitario de trabajadores precarios avanza hacia el Ministerio de Justicia contra los abusos y la explotación laboral. #LondonMayday #1deMayo #MayDay @LondonIWW pic.twitter.com/SyulRprUCN
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
Londres: El bloque unitario de trabajadores precarios avanza hacia el Ministerio de Justicia contra los abusos y la explotación laboral. #LondonMayday #1deMayo #MayDay @LondonIWW pic.twitter.com/SyulRprUCN
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
Granada: Anarcho-syndicalists protest against labor exploitation. Self-organization! #MayDay #1deMayo pic.twitter.com/EJCgqe0wDg
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamCityAntifa/status/991361144769130496
Jóvenes revolucionarios parisinos destruyen los símbolos del Poder en la #manif1ermai: El McDonald's de Paris Austerlitz, símbolo de la precariedad y explotación laboral, totalmente destrozado. #1deMayo pic.twitter.com/EChJDEKLRS
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
At the stroke of midnight on #InternationalWorkersDay McDonald's workers in Manchester went on strike for a living wage of £10 an hour, a choice of fixed hour contracts, and for their right to a union to be respected.
Solidarity to the #McStrike! ✊ pic.twitter.com/erOkp9J6mf
— Fight for a Union (@FightForAUnion) May 1, 2018
#Paris la #manif1ermai vire à la violence extrème. Barricades, magasins et véhicules en feu des centaines de black block européens la violence insurrectionnelle est maximale cet après midi dans la capitale française. pic.twitter.com/9GEecsX9XY
— LINE PRESS (@LinePress) May 1, 2018
Teargas unleashed during Paris #MayDay protests
We are live -> https://t.co/QPE0kqUxCQ pic.twitter.com/MeYYwXHwry
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) May 1, 2018
Australia: Anarcosindicalistas de Melbourne se solidarizan con los luchadores sociales represaliados en diversos paises europeos. pic.twitter.com/hzmE1w2w1P
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
Anarcosindicalistas de Bangladesh toman las calles contra la explotación laboral, los sueldos miserables y la pobreza. pic.twitter.com/dbDPwHlx7n
— Revolución Real Ya (@RRYrevolucion) May 1, 2018
#MayDay: “Under the paving stones, the beach”: Cobblestones upturned in #Paris #France to throw at cops (VIDEO) #May68 #Antireport #Antifa #1ermai @redfishstream @flugennock @VersoBooks https://t.co/xqa0vG8xIv
— The Tocsin (@TheTocsin) May 1, 2018
international unity and solidarity ❤️ from kreuzberg/berlin 😎🌈💕 #MayDay #WeGotThis pic.twitter.com/vI401b0DFK
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) May 1, 2018
PIQUET davant de COSMOAPARTNENTS amb @LasKellysBCN. Som aquí perque aquest hotel, que externalitza les cambreres de pis, ha acomiadat una treballadora per demanar els seus drets.
VISCA LA LLUITA DE LES TREBALLADORES!! pic.twitter.com/ZPXzb1DXNP
— CNT Barcelona (@CNT_Barcelona) May 1, 2018
Represion Marcha Clasista #DiaDelTrabajador #1DeMayo https://t.co/I9dHX80k7w
— Radio Villa Francia (@rvfradiopopular) May 1, 2018
"Police officers detain a woman taking part in May Day protests in Istanbul"
Lefteris Pitarakis/AP pic.twitter.com/FOojPd8eVj— b9AcE 🐊 (moved → https://todon.eu/@b9AcE) (@b9AcE) May 1, 2018
17:09 Cops forced people back over the bridge. Now running battles again. Some molotovs, stones, tear gas and flashbangs. Revolutionary #MayDay demo in #Paris #1erMai #1mai #1mayiz #1maig #1Mayo pic.twitter.com/z0Ge3usdGa
— Enough 14 (@enough14) May 1, 2018
#Yaşasın1Mayıs #İsyanDevrimAnarşi #Ankara pic.twitter.com/As1BFzgkj0
— Lucia Saornil Ⓐ (@vivaAnarchia) May 1, 2018
#1Maig2018 | La manifestació convocada per la @CGTCatalunya puja per Jardinets de #Gràcies de Barcelona. Reivindiquen la llutia social contra l'atur i la precarietat https://t.co/T8nGsjPXdX #SomForçaCreixent #1Maig pic.twitter.com/x6QIPOJYmf
— Directa (@La_Directa) May 1, 2018
66 people have been detained during #MayDay celebrations in Istanbul. pic.twitter.com/ZFFx72hkAI
— Turkey Untold (@TurkeyUntold) May 1, 2018
La #Manifestació avança, ara ens aturem a on volen fer l'Hotel Praktik, a #Drassanes, per cridar contra l'especulació hotelera. pic.twitter.com/z6f6KHIBFO
— CNT Barcelona (@CNT_Barcelona) May 1, 2018
Buena jornada de #1deMayo en Guadalajara con grandes compañeras juntas en la lucha pic.twitter.com/VcUaBbbGho
— Solidaridad Obrera Guadalajara (@SoliObreraGu) May 1, 2018
May Day in Sylhet, Bangladesh: লং লাইভ নৈরাজ্যবাদ pic.twitter.com/4uUooNK9wP
— Freedom Press (@Freedom_Paper) May 1, 2018
You know who pic.twitter.com/lrjLBJqRHK
— Jakarta Syndicate (@jktppas) May 1, 2018
15:49 Revolutionary #MayDay demo in #Paris is marching again. First advertising billboards destroyed. We hope you understand we are very careful with tweeting images we don't want to bring people in danger. #1erMai #1mai #1mayiz #1maig #1Mayo pic.twitter.com/XERpRTeyCj
— Enough 14 (@enough14) May 1, 2018
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De #Rojava a la #ZAD en NDDL#ZADResist#NDDL #DefendZad #DefendRojava pic.twitter.com/kk5dSDsxdZ— ★𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧★ (@alexpunx1977) April 30, 2018
#Germany: Comrades in #Chemnitz build barricades against neo-#Nazi rally. #antifa #MayDay2018 pic.twitter.com/nqZ0HedFMQ
— th1an1 (@th1an1) May 1, 2018
Acto de @CNT_Catalunya. Parlamentos: @AzadiPlataforma, @cnttarragona, @sindihogar, @racismenstanca, #MareaPensionista, #Clivella sobre #HuelgaDeHambre en las cárceles, @SolidaritatR, @sindicatdebarri y @ColzeAColze
14h comida
18h manifestación libertaria en Forat de la Vergonya pic.twitter.com/wYq4cZsnqg
— Barcelona Anarchists (@BCN_Anarchists) May 1, 2018
The revolutionary #MayDay demo in #Paris will start at 02:30pm that's in 2 and a half hours. Meeting point Place de la Bastille #1erMai #1mai #1MAYIS #1maig First people already there. Kurdish comrades with #YPJ and #YPG Flags play music.
— Enough 14 (@enough14) May 1, 2018
Solidarity from #Izmir to la #ZAD. #NDDL #MayDay2018 pic.twitter.com/wFSierb6br
— th1an1 (@th1an1) May 1, 2018
Bandung #MayDay pic.twitter.com/PLvXla19fl
— anarkonesia (@anarkonesia) May 1, 2018
#1erMai #Paris #manifestation https://t.co/ZU5UOPLGzY
— Poupou (@AdrienPoulard) May 1, 2018
St. Claude and Franklin, Artist unknown #NDDL #ZAD_Partout pic.twitter.com/4AIkfpVwPL
— GRAF (@GulfRevAF) April 30, 2018