Running head: CHILEAN PROTESTS ON METRO TICKETS
Chilean Protests on Metro Tickets
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Chilean protests on Metro Tickets
In Chile, there are ongoing protests due to the rise in Santiago Metros Subway fare.
People are now protesting against the Chilean government. These protests began within
Santiago, whereby students had direct confrontations with the police in the city's main train
stations (AFP). The situations escalated to the point of creating rebellion bands that have already
damage 81 stations with 17 being burnt down. The protests have led to the death of 19 people,
almost 2500 are injured, and 2840 have been arrested (Boren, 2019). Now, the United Nations is
calling the human rights organizations in Chile to end these protests.
On October 2019, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a state of
emergency is being declared to the Chilean capital protests who are sparked by the rising metro
ticket prices resulting in violent (Scherman, Arriagada, & Valenzuela, 2015). Many continue to
die while others are getting hospitalized for the brutal beatings from the Chilean army. The New
York Times also reports the Santiago metro station is one of the most expensive stations in Latin
America. Besides, the city officials have become injustice.
In similarity, the three sources of news capture and expose images that show the level of
the event. For instance, going through the sources website, one will find pictures that show how
the police use force to move the crowds. There is a difference between the AFP News Agency
sources and the two British Speaking Sources. The AFP captures both pictures and videos, while
the other two employs the use of images. In my opinion, the difference in coverage is brought by
security purposes. The two British speaking sources has to rely on AFP for more information in
call for international help. The freedom of the press in Chile makes it easy to expose pictures and
videos.
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References
AFP News Agency, Santiago.
Boren, M. E. (2019). Student resistance: A history of the unruly subject. Routledge.
Scherman, A., Arriagada, A., & Valenzuela, S. (2015). Student and environmental protests in
Chile: The role of social media. Politics, 35(2), 151-171.