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26/10/2019 GMT

Over a million take to the streets of Santiago

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Over a million protest Chilean government; UK charity urges repatriation IS children

More than a million people in Chile have protested against the government, but what do the demonstrators want?

Also in the programme:  A British charity urges repatriation of all the children of Islamic State currently kept in camps in North-eastern Syria.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Ramita Navai, a British-Iranian journalist and author based in London; and Tim Judah, Balkans correspondent for the Economist.

(Image: Protesters throw things and set a fire during the eighth day of protests in Santiago. Credit: Getty Images)

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