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May 17, 2012

Over 100,000 Students Protest in Chile 
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In Chile, a crowd estimated at more than 100,000 marched through the
streets of Santiago on Wednesday to support the demands of the nation's
students. It was the second major student protest of the year after
months of demonstrations in 2011 opposing student debt and the
privatization of education. The head of the Federation of Chilean
Students, Gabriel Boric, said Chile's student movement is resilient in
its struggle.

Gabriel Boric: "We are more than one hundred thousand people. We are
giving again a clear sign to the government that the student movement,
after a year, stands up on its feet and will not rest. We are still in
the fight."

 

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