Student protests in Chile

Students are hit by water cannons during a rally to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago July 28, 2011. (Carlos Vera/Reuters)

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Students march during a rally to demand changes to the public state education system in Santiago August 18, 2011. (Carlos Vera/Reuters) #

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Students demanding education reforms kiss during the "Kiss Party," a protest against the education system in Santiago on September 1, 2011. Protests have been mounting since President Sebastian Pinera announced wide-ranging education spending cuts earlier this year, even though the country has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Students in body paint shout slogans against Chile's government as part of a rally to demand changes to the public state education system in Santiago September 2, 2011. (Carlos Vera/Reuters) #

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Demonstrators run from riot police during a 48-hour national strike in Santiago August 25, 2011. (Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters) #

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A riot police vehicle releases tear gas toward demonstrators during a 48-hour national strike in Santiago August 25, 2011. (Carlos Vera/Reuters) #

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A demonstrator reacts after breathing tear gas during a student rally against the government's public education system in Santiago on September 14, 2011. (Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters) #

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A riot policeman rides past a burning billboard during a 48-hour national strike in Santiago August 25, 2011. (Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters) #

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Demonstrators block a main street during a 48-hour national strike in Santiago on August 24, 2011. (Ivan Alvarado/Reuters) #

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Riot police stand covered with paint thrown by demonstrators trying to reach La Moneda presidential palace on the second day of a national strike in Santiago on August 25, 2011. (Victor R. Caivano/AP) #

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Students run from mounted riot policemen during a rally in Santiago as they protest the government's public state education system on September 8, 2011. (Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters) #

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People carry the Chilean flag during a rally to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso, Chile on August 9, 2011. (Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters) #

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Pamphlets are hurled by workers and teachers of public education toward congressmen during a protest against a new law on public education during a session of the Chilean congress in Valparaiso on April 20, 2011. The new law allows the dismissal of teachers who are poorly evaluated and the closing of schools that are providing poor quality education. (Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters) #

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A student kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Pinera and a the new education law in Santiago on August 4, 2011. (Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A photographer reacts after being covered by tear gas released from a riot police vehicle during a protest by students demanding changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso on August 4, 2011. (Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters) #