List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
, an African American, was killed on 25 May 2020 during a police arrest. Protests seeking justice for Floyd began in the United States the next day. Citizens of other countries soon followed suit. Internationally, protesters have shown opposition to racism worldwide,
opposed police brutality,
questioned the arming of police,
and expressed solidarity with their counterparts in the United States.
Prominent local issues have included the 2016 death of Adama Traoré near Paris while in police custody and the high rate of death amongst incarcerated Indigenous Australians.
Protests have taken place in over 60 countries and on every continent except Antarctica. The protests are taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which gathering in crowds is strongly advised against in some parts of the world, and is illegal in others.
Africa
Eastern Africa
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- * Nairobi:
- ** Dozens of people protested peacefully outside the US Embassy on 2 June. Protesters also criticized Kenyan police over "extrajudicial killings and use of unnecessary force when enforcing Covid-19 rules" and accused the embassy of implied approval of American police brutality by remaining silent during the protests in the states.
- ** About 200 marched against police brutality in Mathare.
- *Kampala: Twelve foreign nationals and three Ugandans were arrested in an anti-racism and anti-police brutality protest on 9 June.
Northern Africa
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- *Tunis: About 200 people protested in front of the Théâtre municipal de Tunis on 6 June 2020.
Southern Africa
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- *Cape Town: A group of South Africans protested outside Parliament to show solidarity with George Floyd and Collins Khosa, a resident of Johannesburg who died after being allegedly assaulted by soldiers.
- *Johannesburg: About 100 protesters closed a major thoroughfare on 8 June in front of the US Consulate General. They knelt in the street for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The Economic Freedom Fighters said the South African government is not doing enough to stop brutality perpetrated by its own police and army.
- * Pretoria: People protested at the US Embassy seeking justice for Floyd and Collins Khosa.
Western Africa
- *Accra: People protested peacefully while marching to the US Embassy on 1 June.
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- *Monrovia: Dozens of people protested peacefully in front of the US Embassy on 28 May.
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- *Abuja: People protested outside the US Embassy on 28 May, despite armed policemen stationed there.
- * Lagos: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria protested in Victoria Island despite heavy rainfall. Critics were concerned instead about obtaining justice for 16-year-old Tina Ezekwe, who was suspected of being killed by Lagos State Police Command officers, and 22-year-old microbiology student Uwaila Omozuwa, who was raped and killed at a church near Benin City.
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- * Dakar:
- ** Students of Cheikh Anta Diop University protested peacefully, seeking justice for Floyd and an end to racism, particularly in the United States.
- ** Dozens of people protested to remember Floyd and denounce police brutality, taking a knee in solidarity.
Asia
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- *Almaty: Over 100 people participated in anti-government protests in Almaty. One group of protestors held a banner that read "I Can't Breathe". Dozens of people were detained by police. The protest in Almaty was one of many protests nationwide, with protests also occurring in Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Semei, Aqtobe, Oral, and Qyzylorda. Nationwide, over 100 protestors were detained, despite a more liberal protest law coming into force that day.
Eastern Asia
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- * Hong Kong: Dozens of people protested peacefully in front of the US Consulate General, despite heavy rainfall.
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- * Chatan: About 400 people held a vigil for George Floyd outside Chapel 1 on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. The vigil was held in solidarity against racism, both in the US and in the United States Air Force. Attendees observed 8′46″ of silence. Some protestors also took a knee.
- * Fukuoka: About 200 people protested at.
- * Kyoto: About 1000 people gathered near Yasaka Shrine and observed 8′46″ of silence before marching to. Attendees came from as far away as Okinawa and Hiroshima.
- * Nagoya: About 300 people protested against racism downtown around the Sakae area in a demonstration organized by three high school students.
- * Osaka: On 7 June, at least 600 people participated in a demonstration organized in Osaka by the Kansai chapter of Black Lives Matter.
- * Tokyo:
- ** Around 200 people peacefully protested on 30 May against police brutality in light of the killing of Floyd and the beating by police of an ethnically Kurdish man living in Tokyo.
- ** Another protest followed on 6 June in Shibuya with over 500 participants.
- ** Someone claiming to be a member of Antifa threatened to bomb the immigration office and police station.
- ** On 14 June, thousands of people participated in a protest in Tokyo against police brutality and racism in the US and racism in Japan.
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- *Seoul:
- ** About a dozen people protested outside the US Embassy against the killing of George Floyd as well as against American imperialism.
- ** Dozens of people protested near the US Embassy to seek justice for Floyd and denounce police brutality. Protestors also called on the South Korean government to enact an anti-discrimination law.
- ** Around 150 people protested in Myeong-dong on 6 June.
- * The protesters, who also sang 'God Bless America,' gathered 4 June at Osan Air Base on South Korea's west coast. On 11 June, another demonstration was held at Camp Humphreys, about 60 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea.
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- * Taipei:
- ** On 12 June, more than 100 people from the pro-Beijing Chinese Unification Promotion Party protested in front of the American Institute in Taiwan, demonstrating against human rights violations in America, and calling on the United States government to respect ethnic minorities and release political prisoners. Because the organizer had not applied for a permit for the protest, about 150 police officers were also present. The crowd eventually dispersed peacefully.
- ** On 13 June, around 500 people congregated at 228 Peace Memorial Park to express their support of the international George Floyd protests. Participants sang songs in tribute to Floyd, and took a knee in solidarity.
Southern Asia
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- *Kolkata: About 50 or 60 people protested peacefully outside the American Center on 2 June.
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- *Mashhad: A candlelight vigil was held for Floyd in Mellat Park.
- * Tehran: People protested outside the Swiss Embassy.
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- *Karachi: On 5 June, members of the Pasban Democratic Party protested against the death of Floyd while holding posters featuring his image.
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- * Colombo : On 9 June 2020, about 100 people gathered in front of the US embassy for a peaceful protest organized by the Frontline Socialist Party seeking justice for Floyd. The day before, the police had obtained a court injunction prohibiting the gathering. Violence was used by the police to disperse the crowd and arrest 53 protestors for violating quarantine measures, with police being seen "throwing at least one woman into an open truck". The use of police brutality to arrest people protesting peacefully against police brutality was heavily criticized by political parties, civil rights organizations, and trade unions, and some organizations made a joint statement pointing out that "y assaulting protesters who abided by quarantine laws while not taking action when government supporters violated quarantine law, police have clearly demonstrated their readiness to violate rights guaranteed by the constitution according to the bidding of the ruling party". The US Embassy added that they had not asked the police to stop the protest.
Southeastern Asia
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Journalists, both foreign and domestic, face heavy resistance from the Indonesian government when attempting to report events in Papua.
- * Surabaya: Papuan students protested. Students also called on the Indonesian government to free the Balikpapan Seven.
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- *Quezon City: On 4 June, hundreds of people protesting in the University of the Philippines Diliman against the passing of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Bill in the Philippine Congress took a knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the fight against police brutality.
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- *Bangkok: Several Thai people in Bangkok, Thailand went to protest the suspected kidnapping of a Thai activist in Cambodia, which has reignited protests against Thailand's military-royalist elite, with some online questioning a law banning criticism of the Thai monarchy, with some protestors holding signs stating "I can't breathe", in the light of George Floyd's death and the disappearances of Thai activists.
Western Asia
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- *Yerevan: Around 25 people protested at the US Embassy on 4 June.
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- *Nicosia: About 250 people peacefully protested outside the United States Embassy, denouncing "social and racial inequities" that victimized not only Floyd, but also "the poor and dispossesed irrespective of race, creed or color". Protesters took a knee and raised fists to show solidarity with American protestors.
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- *Tbilisi: Several dozen people protested at the Rustaveli Metro Station against racism and police brutality. A few counterprotestors were also present, with one stating that he was protesting because "the protest was 'anti-white' and supported 'terrorism'". Two counterprotestors held a flag of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, the first modern republic of Georgia, and stated that they were protesting in support of US President Trump.
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- *Haifa: Hundreds marched in Haifa protesting police violence against Floyd, Halak, and Solomon Teka, an Ethiopian-Israeli shot by Israeli police in 2019, in an incident which had sparked protests by Israel's Ethiopian community. Some also carried Palestinian flags.
- *Jerusalem: On 30 May, over 150 people protested against the killings of Floyd and Iyad Halak, an unarmed autistic Palestinian student who was shot and killed by police in Jerusalem.
- *Tel Aviv: Over 200 people protested against the killing of Floyd and Iyad Halak outside police headquarters on 30 May. On 2 June, hundreds of people protested on a beach. On 6 June, another peaceful protest was held at Rabin Square.
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- * Beirut: Dozens of people held a vigil for Floyd in front of the American University of Beirut. Attendees also protested against the kafala system in Lebanon, in which migrant workers are exploited by their employers, and their passports are often confiscated. Other instances of racism in Lebanon were also criticized, such as the actions of Lebanese singer Tania Saleh, who posted a picture of herself in blackface in what she claimed was solidarity with those demanding racial equality, even though she would not take it down after significant backlash, choosing instead to defend herself.
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- *Bethlehem: Several dozen Palestinians staged a protest in front of the Church of the Nativity against "the oppression of black people in the U.S. and the aggression of Israeli forces against Palestinians". The protestors kindled candles next to pictures of Floyd and Halak and chanted: "Black lives matter, Palestinian lives matter".
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- * Ankara: People protested in front of the US Embassy against racism and the killing of Floyd. One organization invited the US government to end the violation of human rights.
- * Istanbul: About 50 people protested in Kadıköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, against police brutality, standing in solidarity with American protestors and carrying a poster of George Floyd. Police dispersed the group and detained at least 29 protestors.
Europe
Eastern Europe
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- *Sofia: Several hundred people protested peacefully on Vitosha Boulevard on 6 June, chanting "I can't breathe" and holding signs stating "Black Lives Matter".
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- *Prague: Around 300 people gathered at the Old Town Square on 6 June. Protesters then peacefully marched to the US Embassy. About 4000 people had shown interest in the event before it was cancelled in order to comply with the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic that allowed gatherings up to 500 people. After the cancellation, Ministry of the Interior Jan Hamáček stated that the limit did not apply to demonstrations.
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- *Budapest: Over a thousand people protested at the US Embassy on 7 June. On 16 June, the bust of Winston Churchill in the City Park was vandalised with the words "Nazi" and "BLM". A couple hundred people held a protest against racism at the US Embassy on 20 June. Far right groups, like the Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement tried to disturb the event, but after police intervention, the situation didn't escalate.
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- * Gdańsk: About 200 people protested peacefully at Town Hall on Ulica Długa in solidarity with American protestors.
- * Kraków: On 7 June, about a thousand people gathered to march in Floyd's memory and to protest racism and police brutality. The march commenced in front of the US Consulate General on Stolarska Street and ended at.
- *Poznań: Protestors dressed in black and marched quietly from to the US Consular Agency and then to Adam Mickiewicz Square, where some protestors laid on the ground, assuming the same position in which Floyd died.
- * Warsaw: Several hundred people gathered on Ujazdów Avenue in front of the US Embassy to peacefully protest against the killing of Floyd, racism, and police brutality. Many dressed in black and chose to kneel. A spokesperson for the Varsovian police stated that the assembly was legal and prior notice had been given.
- *Bucharest: On 6 June, over a dozen protesters assembled in University Square for a brief demonstration and reading of grievances condemning police brutality and inequality. The protest lasted only a few minutes and ended before police could arrive.
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- *Moscow: Two people went to the US Embassy to protest with a banner that sought justice for Floyd, demanded an end to fascism, and insulted the police. The two were detained by police shortly after they had set the banner up.
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- *Bratislava: Around 100 people gathered on 1 June near the US Embassy at Hviezdoslav Square in peaceful protest, wearing face masks.
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- * Istanbul: About 20 people protested outside Trump Towers Istanbul in Şişli, on the European side of Istanbul, with about the same number of police officers in riot gear standing nearby. Protestors took a knee and raised their fists in solidarity.
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- * Ternopil: A few students held a peaceful anti-racism protest on. Volodymyr Bobko, a deputy of the Ternopil Oblast Council and member of Ukrainian nationalist party Svoboda, demanded the identification of all participants and their deportation from Ukraine.
Northern Europe
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- * Aalborg: Around 500 people marched through the city in a peaceful protest on 9 June.
- *Aarhus: Around 2,500 people gathered at the City Hall Square for a peaceful protest on 3 June.
- * Copenhagen: Around 2,000 people gathered in front of the US Embassy for a peaceful protest on 31 May, followed by another with more than 15,000 people on 7 June. They happened during the COVID-19 pandemic where there are restrictions on the size of gatherings in Denmark, but demonstrations are explicitly exempt from these rules. The authorities recommended that everybody that had attended should request a test, which is free and easy in Denmark, and not dependent on one having symptoms.
- * Odense: Around 300 people gathered for a peaceful protest on 10 June.
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- *Tallinn: Around 500 people gathered in Tallinn for a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on 10 June, despite the social distancing measures being set at maximum 100 people.
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- * Tórshavn: Hundreds of people gathered in the capital to protest against racism and police brutality on 9 June. One of the organizers stated that many from the Faroe Islands would not acknowledge the existence of racism on the islands.
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- *Helsinki: Around 3,000 people gathered at Senate Square for a peaceful protest on 3 June.
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- *Saint Peter Port: About a thousand people attended a peaceful rally on 20 June. Near the end they knelt for 8 minutes 46 seconds. There were no COVID-19 cases on the island at the time; the rally was originally scheduled for 13 June, but was rescheduled to be held on the day the island came out of lockdown.
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- * Ísafjörður: About 100 people gathered at the centre of town for a solidarity meeting. People observed 8′46″ of silence before the meeting began.
- *Reykjavík: Between 3,500 and 5,000 people protested in Austurvöllur square on 3 June, in the largest gathering in Iceland since public gatherings were first banned due to the pandemic. The protestors also observed 8′46″ of silence. Protestors stated that although police brutality was not an issue in Iceland, racism still was.
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- *Cork: 4 June: Cork City Council opened an online book of condolences for citizens to express their sympathies to the family of George Floyd. 5 June: Around 300 protesters marched from Kent Station down Patrick Street to Grand Parade.
- *Dublin: 31 May: About 100 people held a peaceful demonstration outside the US Embassy in Dublin. On 1 June, thousands of marchers gathered again in Dublin to continue protests.
- *Galway: 6 June: Hundreds of protesters gathered in Eyre Square to support Black Lives Matter. Speakers at the event also called for Ireland to end its Direct Provision system.
- *Kilkenny: 3 June: Around 100 people took part in a vigil outside the Tholsel in honor of George Floyd. 8 June: Over 150 people marched through the streets in an anti-racism rally to the Parade, where a silent vigil was held.
- *Limerick: 6 June: More than 250 protesters met at Arthur Quay's Park to share their experiences about racism in Ireland even though the organizers officially moved the event online for social distancing reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- *Waterford: 6 June: Hundreds of people marched from the Clock Tower to the Waterford Courthouse in an anti-racism protest.
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- * Douglas: 9 June: More than 1000 protesters marched on the seafront before taking a knee in silence for just under 9 minutes. At the time, there were no known active cases of coronavirus on the island.
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- *Vilnius: Around 1,000 people marched from the Cathedral square to the US embassy on 5 June.
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- *Bergen: A gathering consisting of a couple of hundred protestors took place in the city center of Bergen on 5 June.
- * Kristiansand: Several hundred people met in the Kristiansand city center to protest police brutality on 5 June.
- * Oslo: On 5 June, at least a thousand protestors marched from the US Embassy to the Norwegian Parliament where a larger gathering also took place. All in all, several thousand participants from at least three different protests were gathered at the most. The assistant director of the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs expressed his concerns regarding the protest due to the elevated risk of COVID-19 infection. Nevertheless, the police stated in advance that both the they and the population in general puts freedom of speech at a high value, and that they therefore would not stop the protest. They also stated that they were not there to be an "infection control police", but rather to maintain peace and order amongst the protestors.
- * Tromsø: Although the official protest in Tromsø was cancelled due to the COVID-19 infection risk, several hundred people were gathered in the city center on 5 June to show solidarity towards the victims of racism and police brutality in both the US, Norway and the rest of the world alike.
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- *Gothenburg: Around 3000 people gathered in Heden to protest against racism on 7 June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the police shut the event down, so the protesters walked around the city instead. It got heated between looters and police with rocks being thrown at the police.
- * Malmö: Thousands of people gathered in Ribersborg to protest against racism on 4 June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the police tried to shut the event down, but were unsuccessful.
- *Örebro: More than 400 people gathered in Stortorget to protest against racism on 5 June.
- *Stockholm: Thousands of people gathered in Sergels torg to protest against racism in solidarity with Black Lives Matter on 3 June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the police shut the event down, so the protesters walked around the city instead. It got heated versus the police sometimes, as the cops used tear gas against the protesters.
- *Umeå: Over 50 people demonstrated in the city center on 4 June. Over 300 gathered for a second protest in Broparken on 6 June. The police allowed the protest to proceed, but arrested two counter-protestors who tried to start a fight with the protestors.
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- *Andorra la Vella: About a hundred demonstrators gathered in General Council Square to protest against racism on 7 June. Protestors observed a minute of silence, and a manifesto denouncing the spread of racism was read.
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- *Zagreb: Some 400 people protested peacefully at Victims of Fascism Square in Zagreb, on 9 June 2020.
- *Athens: 1 June: About 300 supporters of the Greek Communist Party's youth wing marched and demonstrated outside the US Embassy in Athens. On 3 June, another demonstration was held with 3,000 protesters participating where they gathered at Syntagma Square and marched towards the US Embassy peacefully, while some demonstrators were throwing Molotov cocktails towards riot police during the march towards the US Embassy.
- *Thessaloniki: 2 June: A group of protesters peacefully marched to the US Consulate in the center of the city to show solidarity with the protesters and victims of racism and police violence in the United States. Protesters also burned an American flag in front of the consulate.
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- *Ancona: Around 200 people peacefully protested in Piazza Roma on 6 June.
- *Bari: Around 300 students peacefully protested in Piazza Umberto I on 6 June.
- *Bergamo: Hundreds of people peacefully protested in Piazza Matteotti on 7 June.
- *Bologna: Around 1,000 people peacefully sit-in in Piazza Maggiore on 6 June.
- *Como: Around 200 people protested in front of the former Casa del Fascio in Piazza Verdi on 6 June.
- *Florence: Around 1,000 people peacefully protested outside the US Consulate in Lungarno Vespucci on 6 June.
- *Genoa: Hundreds of people gathered for support in various locations of the city on 6 June; a group of 50 people protested in front of the US Consulate in Via XX Settembre.
- *Grosseto: Around 350 people peacefully protested in the urban park of Via Giotto, in the district of Gorarella, on 13 June.
- *L'Aquila: Around 200 people protested in Piazza Duomo on 6 June.
- *Lecco: Around 200 people protested in Piazza Garibaldi on 6 June.
- *Livorno: Hundreds of people peacefully protested in Terrazza Mascagni on 12 June.
- *Matera: Around 100 people peacefully protested in Piazza San Francesco on 2 June.
- *Milan: People peacefully protested outside the US Consulate on 28 May; on 7 June, thousands of people protested in Piazza Duca d'Aosta, in front of Stazione Centrale.
- *Modena: Hundreds of people peacefully protested in Enzo Ferrari Park on 6 June.
- *Naples: Hundreds of people peacefully protested in front of the US Consulate on 6 June.
- *Palermo: Hundreds of people pacefully protested in Piazza Politeama on 6 June.
- *Perugia: Hundreds of people protested in Piazza IV Novembre on 7 June.
- *Pescara: Over 100 people peacefully protested in Piazza del Sacro Cuore on 6 June.
- *Pisa: Around 400 students peacefully protested in Piazza Garibaldi on 6 June.
- *Reggio Emilia: Around 150 people protested in Piazza Prampolini on 3 June.
- *Rome: About 50 people protested peacefully in front of the US Embassy on 29 May; on 7 June, thousands of people gathered in Piazza del Popolo for a sit-in protest.
- *Rovigo: About 100 people peacefully protested in Matteotti Square on 13 June after the finding of written racial slurls against George Floyd on a construction site.
- *Turin: More than 2,000 people peacefully protested in Piazza Castello on 6 June.
- *Verona: Hundreds of students protested peacefully in Piazza dei Signori on 5 June.
- *Viareggio: Around 300 people peacefully protested in Piazza Mazzini on 6 June.
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- * Pristina: People protested near the US Embassy, taking a knee and raising their fists.
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- *Valletta/Floriana: About 300 people gathered in front of Parliament House in an anti-racism protest on 8 June. The protests showed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and called for justice for the murder of Lassana Cisse, a racially motivated murder of an Ivorian man in Malta in 2019. The anti-racism protesters were confronted by a group of anti-immigration protesters. The anti-racism protestors took a knee and observed a minute of silence while the anti-immigration protestors booed.
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- * Podgorica: About 100 people peacefully protested in solidarity with the international George Floyd protests, marching through the city and taking a knee at Independence Square. Protestors also wished to highlight the racism present in their own country.
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- *Coimbra: on 6 June, hundreds of people gathered in Praça da República to protest peacefully against the killing of George Floyd and for the Black Lives Matter movement.
- *Lisbon: on 6 June, about 10000 people gathered in Alameda D. Afonso Henriques and marched down Avenida Almirante Reis in a peaceful manner, echoing chants to remember George Floyd as well as local victims of racism and police brutality, like Cláudia Simões and Kuku, ending the demonstration in Terreiro do Paço. It was organized by a platforme of organizations, from black and antiracism collectives, to antifascists, students, environmental, feminists organizations.
- *Porto: on 6 June, about 1000 people protested peacefully in Avenida dos Aliados against the killing of George Floyd and racism in Portugal and Brazil.
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- * Belgrade: Members of the Women in Black organization in Belgrade protested on Knez Mihailova Street at Republic Square. The group sought justice for Floyd and other victims of murders based on racism, as well as the end of the use of force by police against protestors. In addition, the organization requested that further militarization not be used against the protestors, and that criminalization of the Antifa protests and protestors be stopped.
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- *Barcelona: Over 350 people protested outside the American Consulate General on 1 June.. A second demonstration took place on 7 June.
- *Bilbao: A demonstration on 7 June.
- *Canary Islands: Demonstration scheduled for 14 June.
- *Lleida: 600 people have protested on 7 June in memory of George Floyd and to demand better conditions for farmworkers.
- *Madrid: On 7 June, hundreds of demonstrators surrounded the in protest for the death of George Floyd. The attendance exceeded the number of 200 authorized in advance by the . The demonstration was organized by the Comunidad Negra, Africana y Afrodescendiente de España and it also protested against the deaths in the southern border of Spain and the death of Mame Mbaye, a street vendor who died in Madrid in 2018 after a police raid.
- *Murcia: On 7 June, hundreds of people gathered near the Plaza de la Merced to honor George Floyd and denounce police brutality.
- *Palma de Mallorca: A demonstration on 7 June.
- *Salt: 500 people read a manifesto and marched to nearby Girona on 1 June, and 300 marched in a second protest on 7 June.
- *Sitges: A demonstration on 7 June.
- *Tarragona: A demonstration on 7 June.
- *Vilafranca del Penedès: A demonstration on 7 June.
- *Zaragoza: Around 200 people demonstrated on 2 June.
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- *Vienna: About 50,000 mostly young demonstrators protested peacefully in a march to Karlsplatz on 4 June.
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- *Bordeaux: About 300 people protested in Parvis des Droits de l'Homme in front of the French National School for the Judiciary.
- * Lille: About 2000 people protested against racism and police brutality, seeking justice for Adama Traoré. Police used tear gas.
- * Lyon: Hundreds of people protested against racism and police brutality, seeking justice for both Floyd and Adama Traoré. Police used tear gas.
- *Marseille: Thousands marched in Marseille holding signs that read "Justice for all" and "No more murders" on 2 June.
- *Toulouse: 2000 people protested in Toulouse on 3 June at the place du Capitole.
- *Montpellier: 5000 people in Montpellier attended the Je n’arrive plus à respirer march one 3 June.
- *Paris: About 20,000 people protested all throughout Paris to protest both the killing of Floyd and the 2016 death of Adama Traoré by French police. People protested outside the US Embassy. On 2 June, thousands of protesters demonstrated in front of the High Court of Paris at the Porte de Clichy in northwest Paris for Floyd and Adama. The protest was illegal due to coronavirus restrictions. Police used tear gas. Another protest occurred on 13 June. Some protesters shouted antisemitic insults.
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- * Luxembourg City: Over 1000 people protested peacefully in Limpertsberg in front of the US Embassy, despite rainfall. Protestors also took a knee during the demonstration, which was organized by anti-racism organization Lëtz Rise Up. A police spokesperson stated that pandemic restrictions had relaxed slightly during the past month, and that people were allowed to demonstrate. One officer expressed his surprise regarding how strongly protestors adhered to precautionary measures.
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- *Basel: About 5000 people peacefully protested against racism and police brutality. The protest was unauthorized, but the police did not stop it. Thousands of masks were distributed.
- * Bern:
- ** On 13 June, 4000 people protested, many donning black clothes. Most of the protesters wore masks.
- ** Dozens of people protested in front of the train station.
- * Geneva:
- ** A demonstration of 30 people on 31 May was broken up by police.
- ** An authorized demonstration on 9 June brought over 10,000 people to march from to. The protest was split into groups of about 300 to conform with pandemic regulations. Protestors took a knee and raised their fists in solidarity.
- * Lausanne: Several thousand people protested against racism and police violence, despite a ban on groups with more than 300 people.
- * Neuchâtel: About 500 people protested in two separate groups in order to conform to regulations restricting such events to 300 participants.
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- ** On 1 June, a demonstration was held with estimates ranging from several hundred to 2000 participants.
- ** On 13 June, well over 10,000 protesters marched peacefully through the inner city. Police initially tried to dissuade the protest, citing coronavirus-related health concerns, but ultimately permitted the march and oversaw its path.
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- *Guadalajara: Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Guadalajara on 4 June to protest the 5 May police beating death of Giovanni López, a 30-year-old man who had been arrested and killed for not wearing a face mask on 4 May in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco. 26 people were arrested after protesters in downtown Guadalajara committed acts of vandalism and burned two police vehicles as well as setting a police officer on fire. Without offering any evidence, the state's right-wing governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez blamed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the aggression against the police. Mexican police have a long history of brutality and abuse, particularly against indigenous peoples. Three police officers from Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos were arrested on 5 June for the murder of Giovanni López.
- *Mexico City: Large crowds gathered in Mexico City. Protesters waved placards with the words "No justice! No peace!", "I can't breathe" and "Black lives matter". Several hundred attended a vigil on 4 June. A demonstration in the upscale neighborhood Polanco, Mexico City 5 June turned violent as protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the American Embassy building and broke windows along Paseo de la Reforma; eleven people were injured, including six police officers and a teenage girl who was kicked by a police officer.
- *Tijuana: There have been protests regarding the death of Oliver López, who died in the hands of police a short time before George Floyd.
- *Xalapa: Dozens of protesters gathered in Xalapa on 8 June to protest the 2 May arrest and death of Carlos Andrés Navarro Landa, 33. Navarro Landa was arrested for disorderly conduct and then died in police custody, officially from a heart attack but covered with bruises from a beating.
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- * Wildey: The Royal Barbados Police Force prevented a protest from occurring outside the US Embassy under the pretext of a 10-person social gathering limit due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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- *Hamilton:
- ** Dozens of people stood, knelt, and chanted in a peaceful 2-hour demonstration at the US Consulate General on 1 June against the killing of Floyd as well as the appointment as Consul General of Leandro Rizzuto Jr., a controversial donor to Trump's election campaign whom the US Senate already declined to approve for an appointment to Barbados.
- ** On 7 June, about 7000 people gathered in Hamilton to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Protesters took a knee and also observed a minute of silence for Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, a young black mother who was first reported missing in April and is now suspected to have been murdered. The protest was believed to be the largest such gathering the community had ever seen.
- Dominican Republic:
- *A demonstrations in solidarity with George Floyd took place in Santo Domingo on June 9, 2020. Activists set up a small altar for Floyd. During the demonstration, known local activists Ana Maria Belique and Maribel Nuñez were arrested.
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- *Kingston:
- ** A small protest was held in front of the US Embassy on 4 June. Protesters denounced both the killing of George Floyd and the killing of Susan Bogle, a disabled woman of 44, who was killed by a soldier in August Town, St Andrew. Ambassador Donald Tapia came out to express solidarity with the protestors.
- ** On 6 June, several hundred people wore black in a peaceful protest outside the US Embassy to demand justice for both Floyd and the Jamaicans who have been killed by law enforcement. An additional protest was held at Emancipation Park.
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- * Port of Spain:
- ** 3 June: A protest organized by the Movement for Social Justice was held outside the US Embassy. A small number of people held signs for a few minutes before police asked them to observe social-distancing protocols.
- ** 8 June: Hundreds protested in support of Black Lives Matter in Queen's Park Savannah. The police commissioner attempted to speak to the crowd but was booed away. Another altercation occurred when a police officer attempted to film the group.
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- *Point à Pitre:
- **1 June: Severall dozen protesters gathered in front of the :fr:Mémorial ACTe|Memorial ACTe.
- **3 June: A protest took place in front of the city's mairie organised by Combat Ouvrier and Rebelle. According to the organizers over 600 people took part in the protest.
- **6 June: A march organised by the non-profit organisation CoReCA to protest racism and called for the renaming of Saint-Françoi's Jules Ferry street to George Floyd, over a hundred people took part in this march at la Place de La Victoire.
- **9 June: 300 mourners gathered in front of the mairie to mark George Floyd's funeral.
Oceania
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- * Suva: 18 people protested in front of the US Embassy. Protestors laid flowers in front of the Embassy and stood for 8′46″. Police were present to remind protestors of the coronavirus measures, and also removed the flowers shortly after they had been laid.
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South America
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- *Buenos Aires: Dozens of people protested in solidarity with Americans against racism and police brutality. Protestors marched from the area around Congress to the Obelisco and the American Chamber of Commerce. Some protestors also wore masks of Floyd, Luciano Arruga, or Santiago Maldonado. 2 June: Hundreds protested in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States in Buenos Aires.
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- *Curitiba: Thousands of people protested against racism in front of the Federal University of Paraná.
- * Rio de Janeiro: Hundreds of people protested at the square in front of the Rio de Janeiro state government palace. The protest also responded to the police killing of a black teenager, 14-year-old João Pedro Pinto, who was shot in the back during a police operation in São Gonçalo. Police dispersed the protestors with tear gas.
- * São Paulo: About 3000 people protested against police brutality inflicted upon black Brazilians.
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- * Bogotá: More than 100 people protested peacefully in front of the US Embassy, denouncing the death of Floyd and of Anderson Arboleda, a 24-year-old Afro-Colombian from Puerto Tejada who was allegedly attacked by a police officer with a wooden mallet, suffering multiple blows to the head. Arboleda eventually died from his injuries days later. Protestors also requested the withdrawal of American troops from Colombian territory. The protest lasted for several hours.
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- *Quito: 9 June: A march in solidarity with George Floyd was held.