Chile hymn 'the rapist is you' against sexual violence goes viral

Thousands of women have mobbed National Stium in Chile's capital for a flash denunciation of sexual violence -- latest performance of a battle-cry that has seized public attention during weeks of national unrest. Women of all s from around Santiago, dressed in black and wearing red scarves and blindfolds, converged on sporting venue in early evening after a call-out on social media networks.

" fault is t with me, r where I was, r how I was dressed... rapist is you!" group sang, stomping ir feet and waving ir arms in a choreographed routine that has in recent weeks been std around country and around world.

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Std in Paris, Barcelona and Mexico City

Similar performances have been std by women as far away as Paris, Barcelona and Mexico City. "It was a great experience to share this with thousands and thousands of women," 66-year-old Jacqueline Saintard told AFP after Wednesday's demonstration. First created by feminist collective LasTesis, based in Chilean seaside town of Valparaiso, performance began to be emulated after reports of police violence against women and as countrywide demonstrations against government gained steam.

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Those protests initially erupted in mid-October over metro fare hikes but quickly escalated into most severe outbreak of social unrest since end of dictatorship of Augusto Pichet nearly 30 years ago. Furious Chileans have taken to streets in weeks since to protest social and ecomic inequality. More than 3,500 women were killed across Latin America and Caribbean in acts of -based violence last year, according to UN data.

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