But the apology hasn’t quelled the protests, which have so far led to at least 18 deaths. This the most violent unrest Chile has witnessed since the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in 1990.

For the past week, the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago have resounded with the sound of banging metal pots, the rallying call of more than 400,000 protesters taking part in demonstrations ...

Back to the streets in Chile April 18, 2013 Chile's student movement to demand free, quality public education is continuing--and growing--alongside a wider radicalization, explains Jason Farbman .

Riot police confronting demonstrators during a protest to commemorate the third anniversary of Chile's 2019 social uprising, near Baquedano square in Santiago, October 18, 2022 [Martin Bernetti/AFP] ...

It is not poverty that is driving Chile's middle class into the streets to join massive ... "Chile has awoken," has become one of the main slogans of anti-government protesters since October 18.

Five years have passed since Chile erupted into protest. During those months of nationwide unrest, millions of people spilled out into the streets, voicing for a desire for economic and social change.