Chilenske studerende har siden april demonstreret for at få gennemført reformer af uddannelsessystemet
Demonstrationerne er blevet mere og mere omfattende og bakkes op af stadig større dele af befolkningen.
It is in the students’ best interest not to give the government or military reasons to act violently towards them, as they’ve done these previous days, writes Globalvoicesonline Wednesday.
The students have been forcefully controlled with water cannons, tear gas and even being wrangled like cattle by armed forces on horseback.
Many Chileans are upset at this show of brute force against students asking for necessary changes in their educational system, made even more relevant as the London Riots make people rethink youth unemployment and education.
Support for students is being shown not only through social networks but also on the streets with “cacerolazos”, pot banging demonstrations scheduled for every evening at 9:00pm.
