More than a million Chileans took to the streets of the capital Santiago to demand drastic reforms to the way wealth is distributed
Over a million Chileans mobilised in Plaza Italia, Santiago, over the weekend, according to reports, demanding a system which guarantees equality for all.
During that time the dictatorship violently repressed all forms of expression and direct action in the country. Chileans caught showing any form of dissidence against the military junta could be executed, tortured or disappeared by the military. “The dictatorship committed abuses. Today people have lost their fear from that abuse, which has been tremendous. This [mobilisation] is transversal across all sectors of society because in Chile there is injustice with education, housing, health, food, with miserable pensions, with the collusion of big business impresarios - there’s impunity. There is still impunity against those who have violated human rights. It’s tremendous,” she said.
At one moment a huge LGBT flag passed over the heads of the protesters. There were banners and chants against the military and the government, as military helicopters patrolled the skies above Santiago. “We want to resolve things right now and not in the future, starting with the resignation of the president.”Soledad Valdebenito is a 30-year-old Chilean nurse. She said that Chilean nurses like her working in the public health system are in a precarious state regarding their contracts and are decrying the poor state of the health system. “We want a dignified healthcare, we work in the public healthcare system. We don’t have resources to attend our patients.
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