October 19 — Firemen try to extinguish a fire engulfing a church during protests in Santiago, Chile. Two churches were set alight after the government increased a subway fare, but escalated into a movement demanding improvements in basic services, pensions, public health care and education. Chile will hold a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to modify its Pinochet-era constitution.
October 21 — Nigerians march in Cape Town in solidarity with Nigerians protesting against (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/africa/2020-10-22-more-gunshots-heard-as-lagos-remains-tense-and-under-curfew/) police brutality and the controversial, now disbanded, Special Anti-Robbery Squad. At least 56 people have died in weeks of protests, according to human rights group Amnesty International. The government has not provided a death toll...
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