Repression of doctors' march
The National Police violently repressed a march of striking doctors on August 1, 1989. The Medical Federation denounced more than fifty cases of workers who were blinded by the use of pellets.
On August 1, 1989, the National Police violently repressed a march of doctors who were on strike over labor demands. The repression was particularly brutal, using pellets to break up the demonstrations. The Medical Federation denounced more than fifty cases of workers who were blinded by the use of pellets by the police. This event is part of a series of violations of freedom of association documented by the CGTP during 1989. Subsequently, in December of the same year, the government ordered the prosecution of 300 doctors for their compliance with the strike maintained by their union.