A month now protests have rocked the country which have left more than 20 people dead and thousands injured the unrest began over a hike in metro fares but quickly spun out of control devolving into riots and looting kneecapping the economy along the way as a result the government promised to draft a new constitution to replace the current president s about stamping yet also admitted that Security Forces had met the demonstrators with access force. Now chile is considered one of latin americas strongest economies growth this year is likely to be around 2 and a half percent but inequality is a huge problem just one percent of the population holds nearly a quarter of the countrys wealth while the bottom half collectively just owns 2 percent and they have very little chance of escaping poverty now for more on the story lets bring in a melinda from Lancaster University good morning im lendu good to have you on the Program Still had long been labeled as an economic Success Story yet there i
Im lebanon to hong kong haiti to the u. K. People are out on the streets demanding change the issues are many problems russian and the Climate Change so as global protests appear to be on the rise we ask whats driving these demonstrations and this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey people in different parts of the world are increasingly expressing their discontent with our governments policies its impossible these days for us to report the news without mentioning a protest somewhere in the world many of the specific issues may be different but there are common themes at the core corruption and justice Climate Change human rights are testers for challenging authorities even in places where it was once considered unthinkable to do so but just as the demands are varied so are the outcomes some have found success through their campaigns others have not and governments are divided on how to address what appears to be a global phenomenon of protest movements.
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