Tag: #SebastianPinera
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Chile probes Eastern European interference in protests
Santiago, Dec 4 (AFP/APP): Chile is investigating “excessive internet traffic” that could signal that an Eastern European country stoked weeks of deadly unrest, Foreign Minister Teodoro Ribero said Tuesday. “Chilean international organisms are investigating whether or not there is direct international interference,” Ribero told reporters. “What we do know is that in the days after…
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Chile’s president says police may have violated protocols
Santiago, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Thursday that police may have broken protocols in responding to a month of protests, and prosecutors will investigate whether they violated human rights. His comments came after Amnesty International released a report denouncing a “deliberate policy” of wounding protesters during the unrest that broke out…
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Protesters mark a month that shook Chile
Santiago, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Stone-throwing Chilean demonstrators on Monday marked a month of furious, near daily street demonstrations that have roiled the country and signalled an overhaul of the country’s social and economic model. Chanting “Chile has woken up!”, around 3,000 demonstrators gathered in Santiago’s Plaza Italia, the epicenter of the protests which at one…
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Chile’s president condemns police violence after four weeks of unrest
Santiago, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): President Sebastian Pinera condemned on Sunday for the first time what he called abuses committed by police in dealing with four weeks of violent unrest that have rocked Chile. “There was excessive use of force. Abuses and crimes were committed, and the rights of all were not respected,” the president said…
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Chileans to vote on new constitution in response to protests
Santiago, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): Chile said Friday it will hold a referendum to replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution — a key demand of protesters after nearly a month of violent civil unrest. The announcement sent the stock market soaring over eight percent — the biggest daily rise in a decade — and sparked a recovery…
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Dozens blinded by police shots in Chile protests
Santiago, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Running away as shots rang out, Carlos Vivanco turned to see where they were coming from. Then he felt his left eye closing and his face dripping with blood. The 18-year-old student had become one of scores of people hit in the eyes, and in some cases blinded, by police rubber…
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New clashes in Chile as peso drops to historic low
Santiago, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): Violent protests broke out in Chile’s capital Santiago on Tuesday as the country’s currency dropped to a historic low after weeks of mass street demonstrations that have left the South American country in crisis. Clashes broke out between protesters demanding the resignation of President Sebastian Pinera and security forces close to…
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Protesters in Chile set fire to university, loot church
Santiago, Nov 9 (AFP/APP) :Demonstrators in Chile set a university building ablaze and ransacked a church Friday at the close of an otherwise peaceful rally marking three weeks of unprecedented protests against social and economic inequality. Protesters clashed with police who had set up barricades to protect private Pedro de Valdivia University, and shortly thereafter…
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Chile president announces tougher public order laws
Santiago, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday announced a series of measures to tighten public order in the wake of three weeks of anti-government protests that have left 20 people dead. The legislative package, aimed at curbing violent demonstrations and looting, includes measures that would ban protesters from wearing hoods and burning…
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Chile president fends off police abuse claims
Santiago, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): Chile’s president said Wednesday his government had “nothing to hide” concerning allegations that police killed, tortured and sexually assaulted civilians during deadly protests against him. Prosecutors say five of the 20 deaths recorded in the protests against high living costs were suspected to have been at the hands of security forces.…