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State of emergency declared in Chile amid mass protests against transportation fare hike

Protests against the transportation fare hike have escalated in Chile’s capital and the state has responded with violent repression and the declaration of a state of emergency

Chilean students hop turnstiles in protest against transportation fare increase

With the recent hike, the users of the Chilean public transportation services pay some of the highest fares in the region