Chile

Student Protester Severely Injured

On April 16, 2018, following a protest in Santiago by Chile’s National Student Federation, authorities reportedly ran over a student protester with a police car, severely injuring him. The protesters had successfully applied for a permit to march, and had

Police Use Force Against Student Protesters

On March 27, 2018, police used violent force against a group of students outside the Constitutional Court in Santiago, Chile, as they protested a recent decision by the court regarding university funding. The students had gathered peacefully to protest a

Student Left Partially Blind As Police Attempt to Disperse Nonviolent Student Protest

On May 12, 2017, Chilean police, known as Carabineros, attempted to disperse a nonviolent student protest on the campus of the Catholic University of Temuco using teargas. An 18 year old art student, Fabiola Antiqueo, was hit in the eye with

Student Journalist Deported After Conducting Field Research

On February 3, 2017, Lorenzo Spairani, an Italian student and journalist, was detained and ultimately ordered expelled from Chile, after conducting field research and making a documentary about the country’s child services organization. Spairani had arrived in Chile on October

Students Found Carrying Marxist Literature Deported

On January 26, 2017, Michael Peña, Eduardo Pillaca and Carla de la Cruz, all Peruvian university students traveling in Chile to study the history of the country’s labor movements, were deported after authorities discovered that they were carrying Marxist and

Student Leaders Suspended After Protest

In July 2016, students at the Catholic University of Temuco occupied the campus’s “E” building to protest President Michelle Bachelet’s Higher Education Reform Project. On January 6, 2017, the university suspended student leaders and members of the Federation of Students

Biology Professor Terminated After Public Commentary

On July 29, 2016, Roxana Pey, a professor of Biology who had been appointed rector of the University of Aysen in southern Chile, was terminated from that four-year appointment, reportedly in retaliation for her public commentary on the Chilean government’s

Violence Against Peaceful Student Protesters Leaves Student With Serious Injuries

On May 21, 2015, Chilean police dispersed a group of nonviolent student protesters, using water cannons, clubs, and teargas. Rodrigo Avilés, a 28-year old literature student from Catholic University of Chile and a member of Chile’s National Student Union, was