translated from Spanish: Coordinator 8M estimates in 2 million the attendance to massive mobilizations for the international day of women

8M Feminist Coordinator accounted for more than 2 million people number of attendees

While Carabineros maintains a much smaller figure, ensuring that the people mobilized amounted to 125 thousand, an action that has provoked various criticisms from social networks by contrasting this projection with the images of the massive march.

Isolated incidents are reported in the Alameda

Demonstrators clashed with Carabineros Special Forces personnel in the Ramón Corválan street sector with the Alameda, where some people were arrested by the uniformed. Police also intervened with the cars, throwing water and throwing gases to disperse some people, cutting the flow of mobilization at the height of the Santa Lucia hill
Carabineros numbered in 110 thousand the attendees of the marchShort before 13 hours, Carabineros numbered in 110 thousand people attending the march in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
Feminist coordinator: “We will occupy all the territories, all the streets, the entire Alameda”The spokeswoman of the Feminist Coordinator 8M, referred to the event of this day before the march and noted that “today we will occupy all the territories, all the streets , the entire Alameda, all squares, today 8 and 9 March we inaugurate a year of mobilizations, of revolt, where feminism is going to be the protagonist“. He also stated that “we know that today we are going to be joined by many who have never left.”
Carabineros reported two detainees for disorderSThrough their social networks, Carabineros reported two adult detainees for disorder. The events took place in the sector of Ramón Corvalán street in Plaza Baquedano, in the previous run of the 8M march.
Women demonstrate in the Alameda under march of the 8MDemonstrats begin arriving at Baquedano SquareHundreds of women already congregate in the center of Santiago on the occasion of the March for International Women’s Day. The main point of the meeting, as in most marches, is Plaza Baquedano and its surroundings. The start of the demonstration is convened for 12 hours and from Carabineros reported a series of traffic diversions for both private vehicles and collective locomotion, the main being the Providencia-Alameda axis, between Manuel Montt and Mazote Bull.

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