Tag: students

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 03:32 UTC

  Iconic Chilean student leader meets Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

  

  Before the planned meeting with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera next Saturday, Chilean student leader Camila Vallejo met with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in Brasília on Wednesday to discuss the problems facing the Brazilian and Chilean higher education systems.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 01:55 UTC

  Piñera to address Chilean students’ demands on Saturday in Government House

  

  After much deliberation, Chilean Education Minister Felipe Bulnes agreed to meet with student leaders this Saturday, Sept. 3, to discuss their demands. The meeting is to take place in the La Moneda presidential palace, and will be hosted by President Sebastián Piñera himself.

• Monday, August 29th 2011 - 03:35 UTC

  Piñera pledges to clarify events surrounding killing of teenager during mass protests

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera pledged Sunday to get to the bottom of the killing of a teen during a mass protest as student leaders agreed to meet with the president on their grievances.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 15:53 UTC

  Boy 14 shot in the chest, becomes first death in months of social unrest in Chile

  

  Chilean teenager died early Friday, a day after being shot in the chest during massive protests in the capital Santiago against President Sebastian Piñera, police said, the first fatality in months of social unrest.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 04:28 UTC

  Tens of thousands in the streets confirm support for Chile’s two-day strike

  

  Tens of thousands of Chileans marched peacefully on Thursday demanding profound changes to the country's heavily centralized and privatized form of government, though there were also clashes between small groups and the police. More than 450 people were arrested and dozens injured, including 26 Carabineros.

• Friday, August 19th 2011 - 10:31 UTC

  In spite of freezing climate, 100.000 Chileans march for education reform

  

  Thousands marched down Santiago’s Alameda thoroughfare on Thursday, calling once more for sweeping reforms to Chile’s public education system. The march began around 10:30 when 4,000 demonstrators gathered at the downtown corner of San Martin and Alameda, then continued westward down Alameda past the Los Héroes subway stop.

• Tuesday, August 16th 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Santiago mayor suggests military may be necessary to contain Chilean students’ violence

  

  Over the weekend, Santiago Mayor Conservative Pablo Zalaquett made it clear that if the violence and destruction associated with student protests continues to escalate, intervention of Chile’s Armed Forces may be necessary.

• Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:51 UTC

  Chilean students organizing new demonstrations to protest education system

  

  Clashes between Chilean students and police continued in the capital Santiago, while government bureaucrats meet with student leaders to negotiate an end to the unrest which has rocked the capital for weeks.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 18:03 UTC

  Chilean students with unions support announce a new round of demonstrations

  

  Chilean students organization with the support of unions have announced a new round of demonstrations while the conservative government of President Sebastián Piñera reported on Wednesday the arrest of over 400 hundred protesters as violence erupted on the streets of Chile's capital along with other cities, during marches demanding changes in public education.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 01:10 UTC

  President Piñera loosing the education reform battle with Chilean students

  

  Chilean riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Tuesday to disperse violent protesters of an originally peaceful student demonstration that turned wild in the capital Santiago. Police said 273 protestors were detained and 23 police officers injured.