In an attempt to calm the protests, Chile’s President made a televised apology for his government’s failure to respond to long-standing frustrations. But the apology hasn’t quelled the ...

with peaceful rallies on Sunday devolving by nightfall into riots and looting. People gathered early in the day in demonstrations downtown and in cities throughout Chile that gained size and ...

At least, that’s the case in Chile, where a 4 percent fare hike raising the price of a ride on the capital’s metro system by 30 pesos, or about $0.04, ignited mass protests on October 18 that ...

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency in a televised address to the nation on Friday after days of violent protests in the country’s capital. Hundreds have taken to ...

He didn’t want to be poor, and he wanted to work for a decent wage, like the people protesting in Chile today. Over the weekend, the country erupted in violent protests and flames, with peaceful ...

Chile is the most economically unequal country of those in the organization. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) On Nov. 6, in an attempt to assuage protests ...

Chile has seen several weeks of unrest, including street protests, riots, and vandalism, that has so far killed twenty people and injured more than one thousand others. The turmoil began on ...

The protests began as a student-led demonstration ... a political economist and associate professor at the University of Chile, the country is “one of the most unequal countries in Latin America ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's capital Santiago has been singed by fire. In riots sparked by anger over fare hikes, masked and hooded protesters have torched buses, metro stations, supermarkets ...

Although there are undoubtedly many issues stoking the protests and sometimes violent riots on the streets of Santiago, Chile and other Chilean cities and towns, even the liberal Washington Post ...

SANTIAGO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Scattered clashes around Chile between protesters and police on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of widespread protests against inequality in 2019 that left more ...

By Ernesto Londoño Over the weekend, a wave of protests in Chile set off by an increase in subway fares deteriorated into widespread looting, vandalism and arson. President Sebastián Piñera ...