Protesters demonstrate near a police barricade on a street leading to the governor's mansion on July 24, 2019, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES
Rosselló's Gone, But Puerto Rico's Fight Against Police Repression Continues
PUBLISHED July 26, 2019
MARISOL LEBRÓN AND MARI MARI NARVÁEZ, TRUTHOUT
Demonstrators seeking the resignation of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló have been met with daily violence from Puerto Rican police, who have used tear gas, rubber bullets, unlawful detention and harassment to discourage nonviolent political protest. These actions are part of a long and brutal history of repression at the hands of police on that island. For the demonstrators, Rosselló's departure is only the beginning of the changes they are demanding.
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