well mine. played. this is d.w. news live from berlin chile's president moves to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the country's worst unrest in decades that's as police use water cannons and tear gas on protesters in the capital santiago also coming up. on the launch pad. in iraq protesters say security forces a shooting at them with live bullets it's a brutal crackdown on baghdad's battle of the bridges. and in our special

coverage of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall we'll take you to the colorful east side gallery where artists turned a symbol of division into a canvas for hopes and dreams. played. i'm told me all a lot of both thanks for joining us. chile's president sebastian pinera says he's asked parliament to raise the minimum wage by around 15 percent in a further bede to end the country's worst unrest in decades the president also says that police accused of human rights abuses will be prosecuted with the same force as rioters and looters for weeks now the south american country has been rocked by a protest against inequality. and as the w.'s nicole fullish in the capital has found out this has grown into a social movement who support base is a lot larger than those who turn up at rallies. it's another day of protests in

santiago de chile but any ball isn't going he lives only a stone's throw away from plus i tell you the epicenter of the country's mass demonstrations but a couple of weeks ago he kicked off a different kind of mobilization a neighborhood gathering known as. we didn't think anyone would come and we were a bit pessimistic. but the turnout exceeded all or expectations. so we sat down to check analyze what had happened and what we hope the chile of the 21st century who would look like. but i don't know if. you will. the meeting soon grew too big for the park so today the neighbors are meeting at a local hostel some 80 people from all walks of life. this type of forum is not a new invention in latin america the open could build the dates back to colonial

times as a communal gathering in response to emergencies or disasters and standing together in the face of adversity is still very much the essence of the kid builder today. or if we want a better future as much of a cliche as that might be we can just think about how sounds we can fall back into individually. we have to take care of each other this is bigger than ourselves for the builders are emerging all across these days but as grassroots assemblies they all have a common weakness. the big problem with the company is that they generate hope and that they lead people to think they are determining their own destiny. but really they're only providing a platform for desires that can be taken into account but might as well not be and that's a problem. that this could build you know in santiago nobody wants to believe that they're just dreaming up their own version of utopia broken up and small task

forces they drafted. growth for their future work in order to make any of this happen the neighbors will have to get the government to listen how they'll go about that will certainly be worth a discussion during the next. correspondent nic joins us now from santiago chile. are people going to these kinds of democratic meetings because they're now too scared to take to the streets oh not at all this is for them the next step it's taking the movement to another level a lot of the people who were at this could build oh do go to the protest marches in the streets so this is more of a complimentary action of civil disobedience so to say they go out to the streets to make their discomfort for many heard and then among themselves they sit down and work out ways to to build

a better country the government has picked up on this by the way and is now setting up their own citizens assemblies but oddly enough some of the people i talked to at this build oh said that they're not ready yet to sit down with the government they 1st want to want to figure out what their demands are they want to build a strong community and then go and present these demands to the government when they're ready for it ok so what's been happening in santiago today. unsurprisingly more protests but today instead of bluff which is the most emblematic spot we've been seeing these these protests taken part. we have seen a lot of protests in the financial district which you can see right behind me a lot of people on social media were complaining about how plus they tell you was turning into a sort of carnival how the message was getting lost among all the unrest we were

seeing so they wanted to hit the government where it hurt them the hardest or the worst in the economy so they went to the financial district and took their demonstrations there today and actually brought the neo liberal heart of the country as they called it to a standstill malls had to close down had to be evacuated and the traffic collapsed so it was effective in a way that they were they were seeking it to cause effect and this will most probably not be the last time we see them protesting their. president sebastian pinera has made this latest concession to the protest an increase in the minimum wage will that make these people any more likely to go home. not really for many it's too little too late he's been making these small concessions he's also been on a sort of charm offensive visiting victims of police brutality in the hospital

giving lots of interviews but to many people here this is a tiny band-aid on a gaping wound they want structural changes in the country they want a new constitution they want to government that cares more for their their own well being and not as much about the economy so this increase in the minimum wage which by the way is is only about 60 euros is surely not going to to make the cut and keep these people from going out to the street and protesting. in santiago chile thanks. the protesters in iraq are accusing security forces of firing live rounds of people who are blocking a bridge in the country's capital demonstrations against the government started early last month and since then more than $260.00 people have been killed and thousands injured the military has called on people to stop blocking roads ports

and oil refineries saying it is costing the country billions of dollars. gunfire ricochets around the streets of central baghdad. demonstrators trying to take shelter as bullets rained down fired witnesses say by iraqi security forces. since tuesday anti-government protesters have been blocking a major bridge in the capital. police want them gone oh i didn't let the united nations see they use life bullets we're human beings protesting and demanding our rights how are you a leo does he fill got severely beaten look at what they did to my leg and my hand they started shooting live ammunition at us. per chance

of also broken out in on the parts of iraq in balance right in the south of the country security forces broke up an anti-government sit in demonstration. more than $250.00 iraqis have lost their lives since the unrest began at the beginning of october. the. the violence has been condemned by the international community. but the secretary general says he is shocked by the death toll we have seen in recent days in iraq since the start of the demonstration but with nye the science prepared to back down chaos has returned to the streets of iraq. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. hundreds of women have marched in the lebanese capital beirut demanding that the whole government resign protesters lit candles and banged pots and pans outside the government headquarters a wave of demonstrations has forced the prime minister to step down replacement has

not been nominated yet. hong kong leader kerry lam has condemned a knife attack on approach beijing lawyer lawmaker that left him wounded hong kong politician genius hole has been a target of anti-government demonstrations over his alleged support for violence against protesters. lifton's or has canceled a 1300 flights of thursday and friday affecting around 180000 passengers the measure comes as the result of a 2 day cabin crew strike over pay and conditions the industrial action will mainly affect flights leaving from germany. camping in campaigning in the u.k. the upcoming general election has officially begun photos will elect a new parliament on december 12th the outgoing parliament was formally dissolved on wednesday morning before prime minister boris johnson headed to buckingham palace

to notify the queen opposition leader jeremy corbyn of the labor party began his party's campaign with speeches in a number of constituencies britain's withdrawal from the european union is likely to dominate. the doubly correspondent charlotte parts in london says the tone of the campaign has already been set. day one of the campaign and it has already gotten nasty with name calling and accusations from all sides for the british though this election is all about bricks it according to latest opinion polls 80 percent of voters say that this issue will make them decide how to costs and vote and they have a clear choice johnson's conservatives want to get brakes a done with the brakes a deal that he negotiated in brussels the labor party demands a 2nd referendum but won't say whether they are for leave or remain one party to watch out for other liberal democrats they are the only party that have clearly stated that with them the united kingdom would stay in the european union the

conservatives at the moment are ahead in the polls but with 5 weeks to go a lot can change til that election day it's already looking like a divisive campaign as british people gear up to once more have their say on bricks it at the ballot box the german capital is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall on the night of november 9th 1989 east germany's communist regime reopened the border the announcement allowed its citizens to safely cross to the west for the 1st time in 30 years it turned the hated and deadly border into just a broken relic this week as well as remembering the people who died trying trying to cross the city is also celebrating the freedoms that followed. david leavitt's reports now from one of the last remaining sections of the berlin wall. almost 30 years after the berlin wall came down this projection of the walls

construction is part of the commemoration of that anniversary here in the german capital now i'm not just standing in front of any projection screen this is actually part of the berlin wall it's part of the few remaining pieces of the berlin wall actually it's the biggest part it's known as the east side gallery back then the initiative was designed to help east german artists who had suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the former communist state opening up artists came from all over the world when berlin was divided it was common for people on the western side to draw graffiti on the wall but on the eastern side people approached at their peril the wall became more and more fortified with heavily armed guards tripwires searchlights and lookout towers border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to escape and more than 100 people were killed trying to cross the border in berlin alone just

a few months after those instruments of oppression were dismantled the east side gallery turned the symbol of terror into a campus for free expression some of the artists have become famous around the world because the gallery is exposed to the elements the images have had to be restored or even repainted several times today the east side gallery is a tourist destination that attracts $3000000.00 visitors a year. 30 years after the fall of this wall that separated friends and family from each other this remaining piece of the berlin wall has come to symbolize a new cosmopolitan berlin of unity. sport now and by and munich had to prove themselves in the champions league after sacking their coach last weekend and they fail to impress despite beating greek side olympiacos 2 nil live and those the open the scoring midway through the 2nd half with even paris it adding

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