The colorful east side gallery where autistic and a symbol of division into a canvas for hopes and dreams. Im told me a lot of both thanks for joining us chiles president Sebastian Pinera says hes asked parliament to raise the minimum wage by around 15 percent in a further attempt to end the countrys worst unrest in decades the president also says that police accused of human rights abuses will be prosecuted with the same force as rioters and looters for weeks now a south American Country has been rocked by protests against inequality. And as deed of views nicole fullish in the chilean capital has found out this has grown into a social movement who support base is a lot larger than those who turn up at rallies. Its another day of protests in santiago de chile but any ball isnt going he lives only a stones throw away from plus i tell you the at the center of the countrys mass demonstrations but a couple of weeks ago he kicked off a different kind of mobilization a neighborhood gathering
Standing right now is not always an outdoor cinema this was what was known as the death strip and 30 years ago if id been standing here i would have been shot dead by east german Border Guards either from the towers around me or from patrol boats on the river behind me now behind me you can see these lit up blue posts these mark the border itself which of this part of the city was directly in the river and 10 people died just here trying to cross from communist east berlin into the west in total over a 1000 people died trying to escape east germany and so its really no wonder that in 1909 when the border opened people came down to the wall with. Picks with hammers and they wanted to just get rid of the wall and the only reason that this stretch of the wall survived is down to the efforts of a group of artists. The east time gallery was started in february 919. 00. Were invited to paint and original potion of the wool but then the initiative was designed to help east german tastes he wo
Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the Program Germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the Brandenburg Gate earlier german chancellor Angela Merkel and her your other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died on the east germanys shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor lading an iconic concerto before and i connick backdrop. Thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago in the state when berlin sprang number gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. In what was a no mans land between east and west the thousands rushed to the landmark to climb atop the wall and make history. At the main celebration german president foreign fighter steinmeyer pay tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose Peaceful Demonstrations led to the fall
Japan are saying time is. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us chiles government is coming under extreme pressure as by what street protests show no sign of abating president Sebastian Pinera his promise of a wage hike and other reforms has done nothing to appease the demonstrators who accuse the police of using Excessive Force the protests started last month sparked by a hike in subway fares theyve since widened into a Mass Movement against inequality. Demonstrates his clash with police in santiago on a piece by the government concessions. Protesters build barricades. And police respond. But according to dictionary and Prosecutors Police tactics do not stop with tear gas Water Cannons and arrests they are investigating more than 800. 00 allegations of abuse by Police Including torture rape and beatings. President says his government has nothing to hide he has vowed to investigate crimes committed by police with the same tenacity as they pursue demonstrators who destroy prope
Police change sides and join the protests. Im rebecca riches welcome to the Program Germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events took place across the capital with the main celebration at the Brandenburg Gate earlier german chancellor Angela Merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died on the east germanys shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west the evening began with an iconic conductor mading an iconic concerto before and iconic backdrop. Thousands gathered here to celebrate as they did 30 years ago on this date when berlins Brandenburg Gate became an unforgettable backdrop to a night that changed the world. In what was a no mans land between east and west the thousands rushed to the landmark to climb atop the wall and make history. At the main celebration german president my up pay tribute to east germans and others in the east bloc whose Peaceful Demonstrations led to the f