Chile Seeks Ray Davis Extradition Over 1973 Coup Murder
A Chilean judge is seeking the extradition of former US military attache in Chile, Ray Davis, who has been charged with the 1973 killing of a US journalist working in the country.
Chile accused of racist use of anti-terrorism laws against Mapuches
Chile is to be prosecuted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for using its anti-terrorism law against the Mapuche indigenous people.
Homage to a Criminal in Chile
The author writes about attempts to vindicate Chile's dictatorial past.
Chile: protesters call for change
Hundreds of thousands of Chileans take to the streets to demand changes to the Constitution.
CHILE: PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EDUCATION?
Nick Caistor, from LAB, analyses the reasons behind the students protests in Chile.
Latin America Embraces Palestine
Since December, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru have all recognised Palestine as an independent state. This is another indication of the growing independence from the USA of much of Latin America.
Obama’s Latin American tour
At the end of March, President Obama will make his first official visit to Latin America. Aleksander Aguilar looks at why he has chosen to visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador.
CHILE: Police Evict Rapa Nui Clan from Easter Island Hotel
Police on Easter Island have evicted a group of indigenous people who had been occupying the grounds of a luxury hotel since last year.
CHILE: UN Urges Chile to Halt Evictions of Indigenous Protesters
Following months of protests and sit-ins surrounding ancestral land claims on Chile’s Easter Island, the United Nations has officially called on the Chilean government to help diffuse tensions.
CHILE: Police continue evictions of occupied land on the Easter Islands
More than 100 Police Special Forces violently evicted Rapa Nui indigenous groups from the Government Plaza in the center of Hanga Roa over the holidays, causing injuries to at least nine people, three of them serious.