Сблъсъци между студенти и полиция в Чили

Around 1,000 students and teachers protesting for free education clashed with police as a demonstration escalated in Santiago on Thursday. Police deployed water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowd that was disrupting the traffic, and some activists were detained. Demonstrators flooded the streets with colourful plastic balls in an allusion to the opening of the Copa America, the football tournament that will take place in Chile from Thursday June 11 to July 4. The action was a display to raise awareness of demands for public, free and high-quality education. Protests calling for free education originally began in Chile in 2011, but have reached peak level once again in recent weeks with large numbers of students and teachers taking to the streets. The teacher's union has rejected the government proposal for reforms, which they believe will reduce their rights even further.