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Nov 21, 2018

Mapuche: Chile Promises to Bring Justice to Young Indigenous Man Killed During Police Investigation

The article below was published by the BBC: Chile's President Sebastián Piñera has promised a thorough investigation after a young indigenous man was fatally shot by police. The incident on Wednesday sparked protests in an area in the country's south, which is marked by tensions over land ownership. Police said Camilo Catrillanca, 24, was accidentally shot in the head during an operation...

Nov 21, 2018

Mapuche: Chile Promises to Bring Justice to Young...

Amid the protests that have followed the death of Camilo Catrillanca, the grandson of a Mapuche indigenous leader, during a police operation on Wednesday 14 November 2018, Chile’s President Sebastián...

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Jan 16, 2018

Mapuche: High Hopes for Papal Visit to Temuco...

Following article has been published by the Washington Post When Pope Francis visits the de facto capital of Chile’s Mapuche people, he will be inserting himself into one of Latin America’s...

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Nov 27, 2017

Mapuche: 21-Year-Old Killed over Land Right D...

  This article was published by Telesur TV: “Today we mourn the fallen, but they died in a dignified way on Mapuche territory, on their land,” a relative of the deceased Mapuche member...

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Aug 01, 2014

Mapuche: Inter-American Court Of Human Rights...

Sentences against eight Mapuche rights activists convicted in 2003 under Chile’s controversial anti-terrorism law were annulled Tuesday by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).The IACHR...

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Jul 26, 2011

Mapuche: Community Granted Land After Eight Year...

Below is an article published by Indigenous News: On Friday, July 22nd [2011] the Mapuche Community of Chavol No.2 officially received more than 200 hectares (approximately 500 acres) of land near the...

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May 19, 2010

Mapuche: Seek to Stop Construction of Airport...

  Below is an article published by the Pulse: Representatives from the 8 Mapuche communities that will be affected by the construction of an Airport on indigenous ancestral lands in the ...

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Sep 01, 2006

Mapuche: Chilean Police Accused of Murder

Chilean Senator Alejandro Navarro and indigenous leader Aucan Huilcaman accused several police of unjustified violence in the murder of an elderly Mapuche man and the wounding of two of his children. Sgt....

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Jan 12, 2006

Mapuche: Agos Criticized in Chile for Electio...

Rightist presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera strongly criticized President Ricardo Lagos on Tuesday for involving himself in the presidential campaign that ends Jan. 15 when...

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Jan 10, 2006

Mapuche: Chilean Mapuches Reject Vote Chasers

Chilean Mapuche leader Aucan Huilcaman repudiated a bill proposed by the presidential candidates "just to get (their) votes." Hilcaman said the candidates want the votes of the more than...

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