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Protests in Chile

Protesters clash with the Carabineros Special Forces at the entrance of the Santa Maria Clinic where the injured minor is found after, allegedly, he was thrown by the Carabineros into the Mapocho River in Santiago, Chile, 03 October 2020. The fall of a protester into a river channel, allegedly pushed by a policeman, during a protest a night earlier, has shocked Chile and unleashed a new wave of criticism against Carabineros (militarized police) for the repression during the demonstrations. The independent National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), which has monitored the social outbreak since it began in October 2019, assured that the young man is stable and asked the Carabineros to clarify the situation. EPA/Alberto Valdes