1/ Student hunted & captured at the University of Santiago in Chile (USACH) by Chilean special forces, the Carabineros, as university and secondary students hold a National march.pic.twitter.com/TZ2g1pl0tt
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2/ Chile's security forces are using brutal force against marching students right now, even ramming crowds with armoured vehicles. Is Washington denouncing this? Or is brutality against citizens welcome under allied regimes?pic.twitter.com/nkcs3guWMP
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3/ This is happening right now in Chile's capital. Absolute mayhem as students are attacked by the Carabineros for exercising their right to protest. What foreign government/international organization plans to hold
@sebastianpinera's govt accountable?pic.twitter.com/RiOXqgwYVG4 replies 51 retweets 61 likesShow this thread
And by the way: The Chilean state has been using repressive tactics to stifle student protest for years, even under its previous administration.
Here is @Ruptly footage from May 11, 2016 in Santiago. https://youtu.be/ZuUrDUpv1gM pic.twitter.com/u1RraFUEez
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