Chile Teachers’ Union Calls Police Response to Student March ‘Brutal’
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Chile Teachers’ Union Calls Police Response to Student March ‘Brutal’
Chile’s teachers’ union has called the police response to Thursday’s student march in Santiago “brutal and unjustified”. The Catholic University’s rector condemned an attack on right-wing students at the same march, and at least six people were arrested in Concepción.
Police deploy tear gas and water cannons in Santiago as anger grows over President Kast's austerity budget
Some 6,000 people protested in Santiago against the budget of José Antonio Kast. There were 17 detainees after clashes with the police.
Santiago de Chile, 1 Oct (EFE).- Thousands of Chilean students, teachers and workers marched this Thursday through the center of Santiago to protest against any budget cuts in Education promoted by the government of José Antonio Kast, a protest that was repressed by police forces before completing the route mapped together [...] Entry With incidents ends massive protest against any educational cuts in Chile was first published in HolaNews.
More than 20,000 protesters arrive at the main avenue of Santiago de Chile. There are at least 25 arrested by Carabineros and clashes between the students themselves.
The police dispersed the students with tear gas and water cannons. Some demonstrators responded by throwing stones and waving sticks. At least six people were arrested, the AFP noted. The main student organizations had called for a demonstration, while the exact content of the first budget of the far right president, who came to power in March with a promise of austerity, is not yet known. "And it will fall, it will fall, the education of Pinoch…
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