Southern Cone
Chile: wildcat strike paralyzes ports
A wildcat strike has shut down several Chilean ports for the past three weeks, with the fruit and mineral industries claiming $100 million in losses.
Tag: Chile
The Andes
Andean protesters resist death-marred Dakar Rally
With three dead in accidents, the Dakar Rally Raid cross-country motor-race is being blocked by campesinos in Argentina, with comrades in Bolivia and Chile at the ready.
Southern Cone
Chilean anarchists to speak in New York City
Two Chilean anarchists, Gabriel and Pablo, are touring the US East Coast and will speak in New York City Jan. 25, on "Struggling to Win: Anarchists Building Popular Power in Chile."
The Andes
Justice catches up to Chile, Ecuador war criminals
An ex-general in Chile killed himself rather than face transfer to a general-population prison, as trial opened in Quito for three former officers accused in extrajudicial killings.
Greater Middle East
9-11 and Syria: a propaganda field day
The popular meme "I didn't join the army to fight for al-Qaeda in Syria" is a betrayal of Syria's secular civil resistance—which continues even now to exist and struggle for freedom.
The Andes
Day of mining protests throughout Andean nations
In an internationall coordinated day of action, campesinos and ecologists held protests in Peru, Chile and Argentina under the banner "No to mining, yes to life."
North America
Sentenced SOA protester: ‘Where is the justice?’
A federal magistrate judge in Columbus, Georgia, sentenced "Nashua" Chantal to the maximum for trespassing at the US Army's Fort Benning base to protest the notorious SOA.
Southern Cone
Argentina: ex-dictator gets life in Operation Condor
A court in Argentina sentenced the country’s last military dictator Reynaldo Bignone to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his rule in 1982 and ’83.
The Andes
Bolivia showdown with Chile over border incident
Some 2,000 Bolivians marched on the Chilean consulate to demand the liberation of three Bolivian soliders detained after crossing the border into the neighboring country.
Southern Cone
Chile: outrage explodes on the ‘other 9-11’
Santiago exploded into a night of street fighting that left one officer of the Carabineros dead after a court ruled that President Salvador Allende committed suicide during the 1973 coup.