Cameraman Blinded After Press Attack in Tirúa
TIRÚA – Unidentified assailants opened fire on a television crew traveling through the Biobío region on Mar. 27. National TV journalist Iván Núñez sustained injuries...
Category : MAPUCHE
The Role of Property Developers in the Mapuche Conflict
PANGUIPULLI – The violent incidents that have become commonplace in Chile’s Biobío, La Araucanía, and Los Ríos regions have multiple roots. The indigenous Mapuche communities...
Chile’s Efforts to Recover Indigenous Treasures
by Diego Rivera
A European auction house rejected Chile’s request to prevent the sale of an ancient Mapuche relic. This incident shines a light on Chile’s quest to...
Piñera Pushes “National Agreement” For The South
SANTIAGO/TEMUCO – Chile’s president has urged the three state branches to come together to reach a “bona fide political agreement” to face violence in the...
Mapuche Woman Shot Dead in Panguipulli
PANGUIPULLI – The escalation of violence in southern Chile has claimed another victim. Emilia Milen Herrera of the Lof Llazcawe Mapuche community was killed in...
Family of Slain Officer Meet with Mapuche Leaders
by Diego Rivera
ARAUCANÍA – The brother and mother of a police officer who was killed in Araucanía have met with Mapuche leaders. Luis Balcázar was killed in...
Police Raids During Catrillanca Verdict Seen as Repression Tactics
by Diego Rivera
ARAUCANÍA – Several raids by the investigations police (PDI) in La Araucanía Region were met it violence that has left one officer dead and at...
Indigenous Peoples Assigned 17 Seats at Constitutional Assembly
SANTIAGO – At least 17 of the 155 people who will be in charge of writing a new Constitution in Chile will be of indigenous...
Accused in Catrillanca Case Breaks Silence: “I Was Told to Lie”
TEMUCUICUI – Carlos Alarcón, the suspected killer of Mapuche Camilo Catrillanca in November 2018, testified on Wednesday in court. In his longest defense so far,...
A Day of Dignity for the Selk’nam People
Though Nov. 25 marks a dark time in their history, members of the Indigenous community Selk’nam Covadonga Ona are reclaiming the date as a ‘Day of...