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Chile: 50 years of neoliberalism (I)

Remarkably, it has been overlooked in the commemoration of half a century since the unfortunate destruction of our democracy that not only was a 17-year terrorist dictatorship installed, but also that its long-term design has been fully successful to this…

Ecuador, block drilling in Yasuni Park

In a historic referendum, citizens of Ecuador voted to stop oil drilling in the land of uncontacted peoples, inside Yasuni National Park. “The Ecuadorian people, aware of the value of their lives, and in solidarity with our uncontacted brothers and…

Colombia: Rejection of the use of anti-personnel mines in the department of Nariño

The Colombian Campaign against Mines denounced that during the past weekend, 7 victims of antipersonnel mines were registered in the department of Nariño, in the south of Colombia. “The use of anti-personnel mines is an attack against the communities of…

The UBPD’s strategy to search for the disappeared

Ten Colombian departments have signed Regional Pacts for the Search for Disappeared Persons in order to work together to find the country’s disappeared. Antioquia, one of the departments most affected by this phenomenon, was one of the first to adopt…

Argentina: A desperate cry for change, on the edge of a precipice

After the primary elections on Sunday 13 with the partial victory of the far-right Javier Milei, Argentina is going through weeks of uncertainty: the electorate’s weariness with politicians seems to bring the country closer to the edge of the precipice.…

“No to extradition, Free Julian Assange!” in Buenos Aires, Argentina

“No to extradition, Freedom to Julian Assange!” is an international letter delivery event by a group of Argentinean activists to the UK ambassador, coordinated by “Free Assange Argentina” and “Free Assange Wave” in cooperation with the Nordic collective www.setjulianfree.org. On…

Cabinet reshuffle in Chilean government: “Education must be a portfolio priority”, says Mario Aguilar, Regional President of the Chilean Teachers’ College

There were several reactions today to the cabinet reshuffle that relegates the Democratic Revolution party to a single portfolio, increasing the influence of other Frente Amplio conglomerates and replacing – less than a month before the 50th anniversary of September…

Amazon Summit mobilises the world’s forestry powers

An attempt to empower forest-rich countries in the tropics as well as indigenous and local peoples was represented by the Amazon Summit, which brought together the leaders of the Amazon basin on Tuesday and Wednesday, and civil society in the…

Argentina: The far-right advances, the bipartisanship retreats, the dinosaur is still there

Argentines never cease to surprise: on a wintry but sunny Sunday, they put the recycled bipartisanship in intensive care in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Compulsory (PASO) elections, when the far-right Javier Milei, until two years ago a TV panelist,…

Letter to Boric from the Community for Human Development: An end to European warfare

Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of the Republic of Chile Dear Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of the Republic of Chile Dear Mr. President 78 years ago, on 6 August, in the context of the Second World War, the United…

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