Protesters clash with police in Chile’s capital over President Kast’s education cuts
AP journalists observed at least a dozen arrests and several injuries as police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters.
- On Wednesday, thousands of Chilean students and teachers marched in Chile's capital, clashing with police protesting President Antonio Kast's education cuts and austerity measures.
- Since taking office on March 11, Kast has pledged to cut roughly $6 billion in public spending over 18 months, requiring a nearly 3% budget reduction across all ministries to improve the country's fiscal accounts.
- Demonstrators also rallied against the government's National Reconstruction bill, a sweeping package aimed at reducing state spending that was approved by the Chamber and Deputies in late May and awaits Senate debate.
- Associated Press journalists observed at least a dozen arrests during the unrest, while Mario Aguilar, president of the Union, alleged the government sought to "create this situation to justify repression."
- "They want to silence us, but we are not going to stop," said Magdalena Correa, a 21-year-old student, asserting the government is taking away resources and rights.
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The Chilean youth returned to the streets to protest against the ultra-right government that barely arrived in March after the departure of Gabriel Boric. They found repression, violence and the photographs circulating of adolescents covered in blood, shows the rage with which the Carabineros, a military corporation of Chile, have “contented them.” It was a peaceful protest in which there were also older adults with signs supporting their grandd…
Thousands of students gathered this Wednesday in downtown Santiago to protest against Chilean President José Antonio Kast over government budget cuts in health, education, security, public works and other areas.
The discontent over the cuts and the mega-reform project of the government of José Antonio Kast, which begins its proceedings in the Senate, has moved to the streets. Thousands of students and teachers have marched this Wednesday in the center of Santiago de Chile against the adjustment policies adopted by the ultra-conservative president, according to the estimates of the organizers. Carabineros has not yet delivered official figures. According…
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Protesters clash with police in Chile’s capital over President Kast’s education cuts
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of students, teachers and social activists clashed with police in the Chilean capital Wednesday during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts
Protesters clash with police in Chile's capital over President Kast's education cuts
Thousands of students, teachers and activists have clashed with police in Chile's capital during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast's education cuts and austerity measures.
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