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CHILE: MAPUCHE KILLING SPARKS RIOTS IN SANTIAGO

Monday, 17 August 2009 Victim’s Autopsy Report Casts Doubts On Police Self-Defence Claim Sirens and tear gas filled the air near Metro (subway) Los Heroes in central Santiago Friday night as police and protestors clashed over the recent death of … Continue reading

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I Fought the Law and the Law… has Tear Gas and Fire Hoses

So yesterday, in between bites of homemade Mexican food, I learned that there was going to be a protest that night, the latest in a series of public action sparked by the killing of a young Mapuche man by a … Continue reading

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Stuck in Bed Part 2: Still Boring

So fun weekend aside, my body is no more excited to be in Santiago than it was at the end of last week, so as I write I’m currently lying in bed, after leaving class on Monday and staying here … Continue reading

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