 Hello, you're watching the International Daily Roundup by People's Dispatch, and we bring you the major news developments from around the world. Our headlines, thousands protest across Chile to mark two years since the 2019 uprising. Bolivia identifies mercenaries involved in assassination plot against Luis Arce, Iraq to reduce crop farmland by 50% amid severe drought and rising temperatures. And finally Myanmar's military releases 5,600 detainees after exclusion from ASEAN summit. In our first 20,000s of people took to the streets of Chile on October 18th, the day marked two years since the start of the landmark 2019 social uprising. Sparked by a hike in metro fares, protests rejected rising inequality under neoliberal policies. The months-long protest demanded the resignation of President Sebastian Pinyera. The uprising was met with severe police and military violence, leading to at least 34 deaths. There were over 1,000 arbitrary arrests and 460 cases of eye injuries from pellets and tear gas. As the protests continued in 2020, the Chilean police was accused of over 8,500 cases of human rights violations. Around 5,000 police officers were deployed throughout Chile on Monday. Thousands gathered in several cities, including the capital of Santiago, to demand social justice. They called for universal healthcare, higher pensions and free and improved schooling. A protest was also held outside a prison in Santiago to demand the release of all political prisoners. A central demand of the 2019 uprising was for a new and inclusive constitution. Over 6 million Chileans elected a constitutional convention to draft the new text in May. The 155 member body officially began the debate and drafting process on October 18th. In our next story, Bolivia has identified the paramilitaries involved in a plot to assassinate President Luis Arce. Interior Minister Eduardo de Castillo made the announcement on October 18th. This follows months after a key investigation by the intercept. It revealed that the Johnny Nanez-led coup regime had discussed possible actions to overthrow the new government before it took over. This included seeking the support of US mercenaries. The intercept's investigation is based on verified communication records of former Defense Minister Luis Fernando Lopez. He spoke to a former civilian US Army administrator about bringing special forces into Bolivia. These forces would have been passed off as private military contractors using shell contracts. Lopez indicated that he had already started talking to senior members of the Bolivian Armed Forces as well. According to Castillo, the mercenaries would have been paid $125,000 if they carried out the attack. Among the mercenaries identified by the government so far is German Rivera Garcia. The ex-captain of the Colombian Army was in Bolivia in October 2020. He was also recently implicated in the assassination of Haiti's de facto President Jean-Almoise. Also implicated in both these cases is Archangel Pretolortes. His US-based company CTO Security is suspected to have hired the 20 mercenaries to kill Moise. We now go to Iraq where severe water shortage is likely to reduce crop farmlands by 50% between 2021 and 2022. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, wheat production will be 70% lower by the end of the season. The fall in production could exacerbate hunger and lead to rising food prices. According to the 2021 Global Hunger Index, the level of hunger in the country has been classified as serious. The country's rainfall season in 2020 and 2021 was the second-riest in 40 years. Agriculture and water resources in Iraq have already brought the brunt of years of military intervention and war. 13 aid agencies have warned that 7 million people in Iraq and 5 million in Syria are at risk of losing access to water. This will create an unprecedented catastrophe, forcing more people out of their homes. Another drought has been predicted in Iraq for 2023 due to climate change, pollution and upstream damming. Low rainfall and rising temperatures in the West Asia region in general have led to several countries experiencing the worst drought in 900 years. Moreover, West Asia has witnessed a temperature rise of 0.5 degrees Celsius during the summer. This is nearly double the current global average. As countries gear up for the UN COP26 conference, calls have grown for urgent climate action. And finally, hundreds of people were released from Myanmar's insane prison on October 19th. The political prisoners were freed after the country's military junta granted amnesty to 5,600 people. Among those released were anti-coactivists, journalists and parliamentarians. The junta leader granted amnesty to the detainees on October 18th. This followed news that he was barred from the upcoming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. This was because the military made to quote insufficient progress on a five-point consensus reached in April. As part of this, the junta was supposed to stop violence against coup opponents. It also had to allow an ASEAN envoy to visit the country and meet all the parties. The release of detainees this week follows two similar amnesties granted in April and June. However, the Assistance Association of Political Prisoners has said that there is still a lack of transparency about the detainees and those who have been released. Moreover, if any released detainee is re-arrested, they would have to serve the rest of their original sentence along with any new one. The organization has documented over 9,000 arrests and 1,000 killings since February. That's all we have time for today. We will be back tomorrow with more news from around the world. Until then, keep watching People's Dispatch.