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April 28, 2020

Dozens of Protesters Arrested in Chile as Anti-Government Demonstrations Continue
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In Chile, dozens of protesters were arrested Monday in the capital
Santiago as anti-government demonstrations continue in defiance of
lockdown orders. Demonstrators are calling for a constitutional reform
and the release of political prisoners, among other things. A referendum
on a new Chilean constitution was meant to take place Sunday but was
postponed due to the coronavirus lockdown. Police fired tear gas and
sprayed protesters with water cannons. This is a 74-year old protester
in Santiago.

Juan Manuel Lanata: "It's the anniversary, I believe, of the most
repudiated, the most hated organization by a great majority of Chileans,
which is Chile's Carabineros - in a few words: rapists, murderers,
torturers, mutilators. And I hope someday they will disappear and a
police corps will be created that will be absolutely different, with
unrestricted support for people's human rights."



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