Apruebo Campaign: “Enough of Partial Reforms”
SANTIAGO — Oct. 25 is set to be a historic date for Chile: in a referendum, voters will decide if they want to write a...
Author : Fernanda Gandara
Ámbar Cornejo Case: Hugo Bustamante On Pre-Trial Detention
SANTIAGO — On Monday, Aug. 10, pre-trial detention was ordered for Hugo Bustamante, accused of raping, murdering and burying 16-year-old Ámbar Cornejo. The defendant had...
100 Days Of Hunger Strike: Celestino Córdova Records Farewell Audio
SANTIAGO — Mapuche spiritual leader Celestino Córdova has been on a hunger strike for 100 days and has recorded an audio in anticipation of his...
Two Mapuche Women Found Dead: Suicide or Homicide?
SANTIAGO – On Friday, Aug. 7, two Mapuche, a mother and daughter, were found dead inside their home in the Araucanía region. Relatives found them...
The Ámbar Cornejo Case: Another Femicide Shocks Chile
SANTIAGO – On Aug. 6, the body of 16-year-old Ámbar Cornejo was found inside Hugo Bustamante’s house. Bustamante was the boyfriend of the teenager’s mother...
Piñera Administration Favors Postponing Development Bank Elections
SANTIAGO – On Thursday, Aug. 6, Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand announced that the Piñera administration favors postponing the election of a new Inter-American Development Bank...
Racism In Chile: An Ever-Present Enemy For The Mapuche Population
The ongoing conflict in the southern regions of Chile highlights the racism that indigenous people have suffered for years. Chile Today interviewed three members of...
Truck Drivers Strike Due to Unrest in Araucanía Region
SANTIAGO – After another night of conflict in the southern regions of Chile, the National Confederation of Chilean Truck Owners issued a statement warning that...
Dismissed Charges Against Martin Pradenas Reinstated
SANTIAGO – A new decision was issued in the criminal case against Martín Pradenas. The Temuco Court of Appeals reinstated two charges that the trial...