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==Anarchism==

==Anarchism==

During the night of October 18th, subway stations, supermarkets, and petrol stations were burned throughout Santiago, leading the president to call a state of emergency on Saturday October 19th. The [[New York Times]] reported ''"Around the city, flames and smoke mixed with tear gas and water cannon spray as armed forces mobilized on the streets for the first time in almost 30 years in a country that still shudders at the memory of military rule"''.

During the night of October 18th, subway stations, supermarkets, and petrol stations were burned throughout Santiago, leading the president to call a state of emergency on Saturday October 19th. The [[New York Times]] reported:{{cquote|Around the city, flames and smoke mixed with tear gas and water cannon spray as armed forces mobilized on the streets for the first time in almost 30 years in a country that still shudders at the memory of military rule.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/10/21/world/americas/21reuters-chile-protests-scenes.html  Chile's Deadly Weekend of Fire as Youth Anger Ignites]</ref>}}

<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/10/21/world/americas/21reuters-chile-protests-scenes.html  Chile's Deadly Weekend of Fire as Youth Anger Ignites]</ref>The Metro subway damage/destruction sustained is estimated to be at least $US 300 million.<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2019/10/20/los-danos-en-el-metro-de-santiago-de-chile-superan-los-usd-300-millones-y-la-recuperacion-demorara-varios-meses/ Los daños en el Metro de Santiago de Chile superan los USD 300 millones y la recuperación demorará varios meses]</ref>

On Monday, October 20th, many supermarkets, shopping malls, and cinemas remained closed as the protests continued. Curfews were imposed for that night in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and the regions of Valparaíso, Biobío (including the regional capital, Concepción), and Coquimbo; as the curfew began in Santiago, many protesters remained on the street. Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick told reporters Monday that 110 supermarkets were looted and 13 buildings were set ablaze, including the head office of electricity firm 'Enel Chile'.

On Monday, October 20th, many supermarkets, shopping malls, and cinemas remained closed as the protests continued. Curfews were imposed for that night in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and the regions of Valparaíso, Biobío (including the regional capital, Concepción), and Coquimbo; as the curfew began in Santiago, many protesters remained on the street. Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick told reporters Monday that 110 supermarkets were looted and 13 buildings were set ablaze, including the head office of electricity firm 'Enel Chile'.

On October 23, violent protestors from Plaza de Italia under the cover of darkness set off to the Principado de Asturias in the nearby suburb of Providencia and ransacked and destroyed great part of the hotel, after warning staff and foreign tourists to vacate the premises or perish in the resulting flames.<ref>[https://www.elpopular.pe/mundo/251690-chile-manifestantes-saquearon-destruyeron-conocido-hotel-video Manifestantes saquearon y destruyeron conocido hotel en Chile]</ref>

On October 23, violent protestors from Plaza de Italia under the cover of darkness set off to the Principado de Asturias in the nearby suburb of Providencia and ransacked and destroyed great part of the hotel, after warning staff and foreign tourists to vacate the premises or perish in the resulting flames.<ref>[https://www.elpopular.pe/mundo/251690-chile-manifestantes-saquearon-destruyeron-conocido-hotel-video Manifestantes saquearon y destruyeron conocido hotel en Chile]</ref>

José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch in an interview acknowledged that:

José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch in an interview acknowledged that:{{cquote|Prosecutors should also carry out prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into serious crimes committed by demonstrators in recent days.   

 

{{cquote|Prosecutors should also carry out prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into serious crimes committed by demonstrators in recent days.   

<ref>[Chile: Respect Rights in Protest Response]</ref>}}

<ref>[Chile: Respect Rights in Protest Response]</ref>}}