Movement News - Panama - 2/10:
"Amidst the Trump administration's assertion of claim over the Panama Canal, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Panama was met with protests organized by workers' unions and students from Juventude Revolucionarios These protests were held throughout the city in defense of Panamanian sovereignty. The police reacted to this with violence, threats, and attacks on organizers. Organizers in the University Reform Student Association of the University of Panama [Asociación Universitaria Reforma Estudiantil] are asking for attention and support in calling out government repression and U.S. imperialist machinations (English translation below). BAP member organization AfroResistance and several Panamanian organizations have also expressed solidarity with student organizers."
Banner photo: Man holding Panamanian flag with fist other fist high in the air, courtesy Roberto CISNEROS / AFP.