The visible price of protesting in Chile
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English - March 25, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 360 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tear gas and buckshot pellets are regularly aimed at protesters by Chilean police. As a result, more than 400 people have suffered eye injuries during the five months of unrest. And now, the entire movement is in jeopardy, as people are forced to move indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.
In this episode:
We hear from two journalists about the unprecedented way Chileans are continuing the fight away from the streets. Nicole Kramm (@nicole_kramm), a Chilean documentary filmmaker, and Charis McGowan (@charis_mcgowan), a freelance journalist in Santiago, Chile.
For more:
Chile protests: What prompted the unrest?
He saw white: Why the eye became a symbol of Chile's unrest
Chile protesters move off streets amid coronavirus outbreak
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