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Violent disturbance in Santiago de Chile

A group of masked protesters took place in violent riots outside the University of Santiago de Chile in the Central Station district following a...

by Mario_Tellez Tellez in Chile on 13/01/2012

Politics

Chileans March for fairer Education System - Santiago

Chilean students took to the streets again in a march protesting for a more just education system. Some outbreaks of violence took place as...

by Mario_Tellez Tellez in Chile on 22/12/2011

Society

Latin American march for Public Education - Chile

A March for Education in Latin America took place in the capital with as many as 20,000 students and workers marching in defense of public education...

by Pablo Vera Lisperguer in Chile on 24/11/2011

13/01/2012 - Violent disturbance in Santiago de Chile - Chile - A group of masked protesters took place...
22/12/2011 - Chileans March for fairer Education System - Santiago - Chile - Chilean students took to the streets...
24/11/2011 - Latin American march for Public Education - Chile - Chile - A March for Education in Latin America...
24/11/2011 - Latin American march for Free Eduation - Santiago de Chile - Chile - More than 20,000 people including...
20/11/2011 - Redbull Soap Race - Chile - The Redbull Soap Race comes to La Reina...
19/11/2011 - Gay Parade Chile supports diversity - Santiago - Chile - The "Gay Parade Chile, Open Mind...
18/11/2011 - New mass march of students in Santiago causes eruption of violence - Chile - The College of Teachers, the Organiser...
19/10/2011 - March for Education Reform - Santiago - Chile - Leaders of the students confederation...
19/10/2011 - Thousands of students protest for free education - Chile - Students seeking a free public...
15/10/2011 - Thousands of Catholics march in show of support - Santiago - Chile - On the same day as the "outraged...

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Violent disturbance in Santiago de Chile
A group of masked protesters took place in violent riots outside the University of Santiago de Chile in the Central Station district following a student demonstration and were dispersed...
Chileans March for fairer Education System - Santiago
Chilean students took to the streets again in a march protesting for a more just education system. Some outbreaks of violence took place as demonstrators clashed with riot police who u...
Latin American march for Public Education - Chile
A March for Education in Latin America took place in the capital with as many as 20,000 students and workers marching in defense of public education. Santiago de Chile. 24th November 20...
Latin American march for Free Eduation - Santiago de Chile
More than 20,000 people including workers and students marched through the streets of the capital in what was termed a March for Education in Latin America. Chile. 24th November 2011
Redbull Soap Race
The Redbull Soap Race comes to La Reina. Featuring 70 teams, the event attracted more than 35,000 spectators. Santiago, Chile. 20th November 2011
Gay Parade Chile supports diversity - Santiago
The "Gay Parade Chile, Open Mind Fest", is the only electronic music event that takes place in the streets of downtown Santiago to support sexual diversity. Many colorfully d...
New mass march of students in Santiago causes eruption of violence
The College of Teachers, the Organiser of the march for education held in Santiago, stood with 40,000 demonstrators in an ongoing protest against education reforms and the current gover...
Thousands of students protest for free education
Students seeking a free public university education clashed with police in downtown Santiago on the second day of street protests for educational reform involving some 25,000 people. Ch...
March for Education Reform - Santiago
Leaders of the students confederation of Chile, CONFECH, described as "wonderful" the call to march that saw around 200,000 join in renewed demands for education reform. Some ...
Thousands of Catholics march in show of support - Santiago
On the same day as the "outraged" marched through the streets of Santiago, more than 25,000 people also marched showing their joy of being Catholic. Chile. 15th October 2011...
100k attend massive indignados march in santiago
More than 100 000 people attended the massive "indignados" (outraged) march on Saturday in Santiago, according to figures from the organizers. Santiago, Chile. 15th October,...
Youth face off with riot police in Santiago
The 2011 Chilean protests or Chilean Winter are a series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile, demanding a new framework for education in Chile. Daily violence has taken place i...
Mapuche protest ends in Clashes - Santiago
A march organized by the Mapuche indigenous people, demanding that they be given equal rights, saw nearly a thousand people take part in a demonstration which ended in clashes with riot...
Mapuche people protest in Santiago
A march organized by the Mapuche people, Native Americans in the region, demands the rights of the Mapuches. Nearly a thousand people marched, which ended in clashes. Chile. 10th Octobe...
Student protests turn violent in Santiago
As many as 132 people were arrested, and 25 policemen and five civilians injured, during renewed protests in the capital over the state of the education sytem. Chile. 6th October 2011
Student protests turn ugly in Santiago - Chile
As many as 132 people were arrested, and 25 policemen and five civilians injured, during renewed protests in the capital over the state of the education sytem. Chile. 6th October 2011
Chilean student march ends in clashes with Police - Santiago
In an unauthorized march, school and college students, together with teachers and supporters tried to march in the capital in renewed demands for educational reforms. Riot police used t...
Student protests end in Violence - Santiago
As many as 132 people were arrested, and 25 policemen and five civilians injured, during renewed protests in the capital over the state of the education sytem. Chile. 6th October 2011
Mass march for Sexual Diversity - Chile
Families, gays, lesbians, heterosexuals, transsexuals and transvestites gathered together in Plaza Baquedano to participate in a new march for equality and sexual diversity. Santiago de...
Chilean March for Sexual Diversity
Around 30,000 people marched through the main avenue of Santiago de Chile in a rally calling for sexual diversity to be recognised and demanding equal rights for the gay community. Chil...