Clashes with Security Forces. 2 people are dating bushfires devastating eastern parts of australia. We begin in chile where a group of protesters are openly defying president sebastian pin year as threat of tougher security measures against violent protesters demonstrators have set fire to a university in the capital santiago and some a looting and destroying properties in the last few hours police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who threw rocks in response demonstrations 1st began over a hike in metro phase but have now spiraled into widespread anger against the governments economic policies more than 20 people have been killed nearly 2000 others injured in violence over the past few weeks not all demonstrations have been violent though is our life in america editor lucy newman reports. Chile enters day 23 of this social upheaval we are still seeing the 2 faces of these demonstrations on the one hand tens of thousands of people again marching peacefully. The main convergence point in midtown on the periphery of all that there are smaller but very violent groups many of them armed with century devices riot police. And private property on this occasion. Was the setting fire of a more than 100 year old mansion that houses the university of the firemen took a long time to get there to try to put it out because of the barricades. To help them but it was too late to stop the whole building from being destroyed by. All this is happening less than 48 hours after president. Announced a long list of what he called measures to stop the violence from continuing. As one of latin americas wealthiest countries but also one of his most on equal president Sebastian Pinera as efforts to calm the public anger against it do not seem to be working he reversed the santiago metro days after protests broke out in year also announced a package of social measures last month these include a 20 percent rise in the universal pension and a freeze in Electricity Tariffs the right wing leader has sacked some members of his cabinet but protesters continue to demand that he steps down there and found the Vice President of council of the americas he joins us on skype from washington d. C. Good to have you with. The thought from you 1st of all about how these protests have been building the momentum that they have and just how long they have gone on does this surprise you. Yeah it absolutely does surprise us not just but they started in the 1st place but theyve gone on for so long and they seem to be gathering the intensity no matter what the government does in terms of trying to call for reforms and push through changes in the cabinet members of the cetera so this is a quite worrisome situation for many people who have watched for a long time theres been a very common refrain of heard this a lot from people from the protesters saying that neo liberalism was born here neo liberalism will die here this is about a real root and branch china to the economic and political system is not well for some people it clearly is but i would caution but thats not necessarily the motivating factor for everybody in chile and fact chile at the macro level has done relatively well certainly compared to its latin american neighbors and poverty has been reduced a dramatically over the years so yes inequality remains high but i think a lot of people are not necessarily a lot of the protesters theyre not necessarily looking to overthrow the system but they want the system to work better for themselves and their kids clearly there are people who want to overthrow the system lets not deny that but i think its a more nuanced position or just explain this for us because your lot has been a bedrock of stability its economy brought that boom and bust cycle that weve seen throughout latin america and yet we still have this deep seated inequality and thats growing and that seems to be at the heart of the how do you get that Economic Growth that hasnt trickled down through the rest of the of the community. Yeah this is the key question and i think a lot of really smart people have looked at the so over the years and and yet we still are where we are from the perspective of the International Community the Business Community the Academic Community etc chile has done just about everything that people said quote unquote it should at the economic level and its the Political Institutions are strong. Its a strong democracy etc so if a country like chile is having trouble what does that say about others i do think though that one of the answers here has to be a greater sensitivity to substitute it to the social safety net a realization that just because things might be happening well at the Macro Economic level that the micro economic level things might not be so good and also we have to factor in here expectations right i mean a country like chile the middle class has been growing for some time and their expectations have been growing too and its when those expectations can no longer be met that people begin to get frustrated so thats not necessarily a measure of where our economic size or any quality of such or that all factors in but i would say theres a lot going on here in terms of unmet expectations as well so its sort of get your thoughts on where this goes from here because the momentum has been with the protesters and yet been year a has offered those concessions hes also then turned around and tried to crack down on the protesters as well what about his future how he survives this and what will be the good bright guy. I think the government was clearly taken by surprise as most observers were as well no doubt about that the police force in chile is frankly too small to deal with. Nationwide protests and we know the history of chile which makes bringing in the military into the streets very problematic which they did at the beginning and i think theyve been reluctant to do but. Really was the wrong impression for many observers and many people in chile where do we go from here here i mean i think that they have to have a nationwide dialogue they have to find ways to meet the demands in some way of the protesters to the extent possible but from the protesters perspective they also have to do their part in other words its one thing to cause mayhem in the streets and destroy things but they have to have a rational demands that can actually be met by the government too and at this point it doesnt its not clear that thats the case there has to be leadership there has to be unified demands that the government can actually meet otherwise its just chaos and mayhem and thank you again for joining us on the program thank you. When i defied fist in the air brazils former president has walked out of prison 19 months after being jailed for corruption and Money Laundering i was he was surrounded and cheered by his supporters in the city of kirby to a judge or altered his ruling self to brazils top court room to end mandatory jail time for convicted criminals whove lost their 1st appealed the love was sentenced to more than 12 years in child ahead of last years president ial election. No. You have no idea of the significance for me to be here with you i know my whole life talk with the brazilian people never thought that today i could be here talking with men and women who during the past 580 days were here saying good morning lula good afternoon lula and yelling good night lula no matter if it were raining if it were 40 degrees or 0 degrees and lulus releases galvanized his supporters his to raise about with more on that. Former president left the prison where hes been out for the past year and a half in the state of pa tonight including t. V. There were hundreds of his followers waiting for him outside carrying banners proclaiming his innocence lula spoke there he told his followers that they were the voice of democracy he also said that his imprisonment was meant not to in jail a man but an idea an idea of equality that is much needed in brazil today a little ole said that hes ready for a fight and even though he wouldnt be allowed to run for office because of a clean slate a law that bans officials who have been convicted for corruption among other things from being part of any type of political race and thats why hes asking for the annual ments of the cases against him was imprisoned last year accused of receiving bryant from an Engineering Companies in exchange of public works contracts he has always proclaimed that hes innocent the man that put him behind bars is a very controversial judge here is a judge said a few more whos currently the minister of justice in brazil he has been accused of lacking impartiality during his trial some recordings were released where he was heard in a way helping prosecutor put a gate case against. What happens in brazil he would rather see us release has polarized Brazilian Society even more. Well teresa are selling is about the case against little that a silver lets take a closer look at that he was jailed for corruption and Money Laundering after it was revealed that he accepted the beachfront apartment from a Construction Company in return for a lucrative government contract his case was linked to whats not is the carwash scandal thats implicated the state oil Company Petro boss and many businessmen and politicians across latin america who are insists the case against him is politically motivated and has appealed still pending in both of brazils top courts the leftist leader served as brazils president between 20032010 he was tipped to win last years elections but was barred from running after his conviction and in prison that arose iran is a political analyst and author and he joins us on skype from sao paulo its nice to have you with us just listening to something there that little the disturbers been saying they havent been juggling a man theyve been juggling an idea is that the way that you see this well for the left wing in brazil and for his supporters yes theres thats right i mean look hasnt been in power for the past 9 years hes been in jail for the past year and a half and he still carries a lot of weight so yeah it is a sin it is a symbol is an idea hes almost a martyr at this point as a symbol as an idea as you say that thats still very potent hes still very popular because of these convictions in tampa to surprise in the political process so whats the impact from here what is his release going to do to the country politically. Well for for the left flipper his supporters look every so such a way such gravity that he might end. Management being a way. For the new leaders in new leadership from the last 2 to come out since the last election we need some renovation in progress and can. Get in the way of that on the other side. Of the blood exemption in football so matters government now that its out of the jail he becomes a target again and you can you can wait for some more aggressive rhetoric send more money to station the streets and that might be a boost for the present instance instead of a setback he might be looking to get a boost out of that but the sign time this release telling size with a slump in both sonars popularity as well so there are challenges for him directly in this isnt it well yes and no the fear of also now though it seems that he is doing campaign more he is a lot about how he has very little to show up from a few economic bills that he passed didnt have much effect in the economy the real economy for so far theres not much that he can show for it so so hes sustaining himself on these aggressive rhetoric and polemics. And things like that and youll have to move back to have his his nemesis back hes a diversity but hes going to try to get together wherever that there are those around thank you again for giving us your time appreciate that. Very few well theres plenty more ahead on the news hour including security stepped up across india head of a Court Verdict on a controversy or piece of land claimed by both hindus and muslims more street battles between police and protesters after a vigil for a 22 year old hong kong student and in sport one of the 2 men who tried to attack a pair of arsenal footballers is sentenced to a lengthy jail. 17 rockets have landed close to an iraqi army base south of the city of mosul the base also houses american troops which are part of the u. S. Led coalition helping Iraqi Forces Battle remnants of theres been no reports of casualties and in the iraqi capital baghdad theyve been more violent protests the Iraqi Commission for human rights says at least 23 people have been killed in the unrest since sunday iraqs top cleric has called for calm and has more from baghdad. For 18 year old im mot on this day at this hour the music must be mournful sitting among fellow protesters he places clarinet in tribute to the hundreds of end up hes killed since antigovernment demonstrations began in early october and says this is the best way to convey his feelings. My house is on fire when i play the said music because i remember that they all have a mother waiting for the mahatma they gave the souls for us they sacrifice these souls for this country here in and around but that is to have a square a crosssection of the society in every direction a span of generations the elderly taking great enjoyment in teaching the young the importance of this moment when youre sincere more than anything else is the result protesters are committed to coming out day. After day demonstrators herman to affect 3 point sure a Better Future for her daughter and it on. The scale of these demonstrations is unprecedented the mood in some areas positively joyful yet activists tell us this movement couldnt be more serious and they believe things are far different this time a lot of that in previous protests its been limited to the youth but with these protests after our youth were killed we felt the need for all of us to come out when men and men elderly people the young and even children have come up with these protests now Everyone Wants change many here also lend a helping hand some brew and give away a. While others like the distribute fliers advising protesters how to stay safe and we all have rights in this country if we dont act like no one is going to get whether or not government officials ultimately understand the magnitude of these protests makes no difference to that area who says protesters will not be deterred we didnt even get to be in the roads by you and they say good material goods in your life everything will be all monuments like going to be all or maybe all of our friends are natalies getting die here this is not going to be up until we had our rights here and now and all keys are raising their voices like never before some scenes like the one put on by this street Theater Group are showcasing iraqs plight in ever more creative ways as a country bullied by regional and International Allies fighting hard to stand on its own 2 feet a happy ending for the assembled crowd who hope one day this outcome will be more than just fantasy. And dizzy but that. Well a spokesman for grand isle says study has urged the military and police to stop using Excessive Force against the protests in the last fall former tiler city mayor to look to judge out the peaceful ness of the protests in the various forums should be paid great attention the biggest responsibility is on the Security Forces they must avoid using Excessive Force on peaceful protesters. In the coming hours indias top court is expected to rule on the ownership of a plot of land claimed by both hindus and muslims thousands of people have died as a result of the ongoing dispute over the side troops have been deployed in the northern town of your job the provincial government of Uttar Pradesh has ordered all schools and colleges to remain closed until monday security is also being tightened across the country and indias Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has tweeted appealing for calm he says whatever decision the Supreme Court arrives on ideology it will not be a victory or defeat of anyone i appeal to the country men that all of us prioritise that this decision should further strengthen indias great traditions of peace unity and goodwill at least 2000 people were killed in 992 in communal riots following the demolition of a mosque on that piece of land you know your job and so for a has more. The city on the banks of the river in north india is the epicenter of the divide between hindus and muslims. At the heart of the dispute is this piece of land claimed as the birthplace of the hindu. It is also claimed by muslims who say a mosque was here for 400 years until it was demolished by hindu 27 years ago. Now 68 remembers the day. Father was burnt alive in the courtyard of the house at least 2000 People Killed all over india in the hindu muslim rights which followed. As the coach delivers its word dicked says he doesnt seek revenge not even justice a final resolution. No violence after the courts decision whether it comes in favor of the him. But we dont want clashes erupted on city. That is a common sentiment in. Reclaiming their heritage and. Its about politics they say dispute is about domination of the hindus. And then by the british it is time they say for the hindus to assert themselves as the majority but for many muslims its about whether their rights are protected. Hopes of a compromise have been raised by a committee set up by the Supreme Court to invite communities to. Different. From a group called muslims for peace says that if muslims when they must give to the hindus as long as assurances are given with that other mosque wont be attacked again. If they come with this guarantee muslims must think about either gifting or exchanging land for. The. Hindus involved in the Supreme Court case seem agreeable to the compromise. And appropriate. Where the. There. Is about the Supreme Court and the potential for history repeating i