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October 28, 2019

Chile: Over One Million Take to Streets in Protest Against Inequality
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In Chile, over a million people poured into the streets Friday amid a
massive ongoing uprising over economic inequality and crippling
austerity in the South American country. Chilean President Sebastián
Piñera announced he will lift Chile's state of emergency tonight and
begin a major cabinet reshuffle following the historic protests. At
least 18 people have been killed and hundreds more have been shot and
wounded since protests erupted on Oct. 19, amid mounting reports of
brutality and torture by Chilean authorities. The United Nations is
sending a team to Chile to investigate allegations of human rights
abuses against anti-government protesters.


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