Four dead in a week as anti-government protests grow in Chile

EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA
People wave flags during demonstrations at Plaza Baquedano, in Santiago, Chile, 15 November 2019. At least 20 people have died since the protest began over a hike in subway fares.

- Advertisement -

Anti-government protests in Chile erupted last week, when the new wave of unrest resulted in four deaths.
A man has died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a supermarket was torched in Chile’s capital, Santiago. Another died of injuries sustained in clashes with police. Another man died after being hit by a hijacked bus and a football fan was killed when he was hit by a police van.
More than 30 people have died in the protests that started in October over a rise in metro fares, and had appeared to have calmed down during the summer, until the recent spike in violence.
The demonstrations have since evolved into discontent at inequality and the rejection of the government of billionaire president Sebastian Pinera, that they accuse of dictatorship. He promised to hold a referendum in April on changing the constitution.

- Advertisement -

Subscribe to our newsletter

Latest

Georgia’s democratic election dream becomes a screamer

Georgia’s October 26 Parliamentary elections did not hold up...

Kazakhstan’s Bold Leap Towards Establishing an Academic Hub

The ConnectED 2024 conference, held in Astana on October...

How French Neocolonialism converges with Iranian terrorism

France raised one billion euros "for the people of...

Don't miss

Georgia’s democratic election dream becomes a screamer

Georgia’s October 26 Parliamentary elections did not hold up...

Kazakhstan’s Bold Leap Towards Establishing an Academic Hub

The ConnectED 2024 conference, held in Astana on October...

How French Neocolonialism converges with Iranian terrorism

France raised one billion euros "for the people of...

IMF pronounces victory over inflation while sounding debt and tariff warnings

The 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund...

Kazakhstan’s president proposes Constitutional reforms referendum

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed on April 29 holding a referendum in the Central Asian country on the draft amendments to the Constitution and...

High gas prices push up electricity cost in EU

High energy prices in recent months have drawn attention from the European Commission, highlighting the importance of energy security, especially in times when global...

EU Commission launches competition for next Green Capital

The European Commission called on December 15 on European cities embarking on the path to sustainability to apply for the 2024 European Green Capital...

Poland’s wind power secures EBRD financing

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on December 16 the bank will lend PLN 175 million (€38.9 million equivalent) for the...

MEPs reach deal with Council on EU-backed energy projects

The updated rules to select which energy projects will receive EU support were informally agreed between Members of the European Parliament and the Slovenian...

New EU framework to decarbonize gas markets, promote hydrogen, cut methane emissions

The European Commission adopted on December 15 a set of legislative proposals to decarbonise the EU gas market by facilitating the uptake of renewable...

Bulgaria’s new government maintains Enlargement veto

While Bulgaria’s November 14 elections managed to break the political logjam that had paralyzed the country for most of 2021, which required three consecutive...

Biden and Putin talk, but about what?

Although it is stating the obvious, Russia has been at war with Ukraine since 2014.The recent video summit between president Biden and Putin as...