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A Chilean demonstrator clashes with riot police during a May Day rally in Santiago, Chile, on May 1st, 2019.

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A Chilean demonstrator clashes with riot police during a May Day rally in Santiago, Chile, on May 1st, 2019.

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Students dance in front of riot police as they march to protest against the slowness in the progress of the Chilean education reform in Santiago on April 19th, 2018. Last month, Chile's constitutional court struck down a law that would have banned universities operating for profit, dealing a blow to free tuition reforms brought in by former leftwing president Michelle Bachelet. In a 6–4 decision, the court's judges sided with a group of private universities that challenged the measure as unconstitutional.

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Viewfinder: Dancing to Protest for Education in Chile

Students dance in front of riot police as they march to protest against the slowness in the progress of the Chilean education reform in Santiago on April 19th, 2018.

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Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Education Protests in Chile

Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

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