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Chile: water activist to be jailed for ‘slander’
Environmentalists accuse a former interior minister of diverting water illegally to his farming operations—so a local court punishes the environmentalists.
Tag: Chile
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Chile: environmentalists declare ‘Glacier Republic’
Latin America has a new country: Greenpeace Chile plans to maintain an independent nation in the glacial regions until Chile finally passes laws protecting the glaciers.
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Chile-Peru border dispute: back on
Days after The Hague issued a ruling on their maritime border dispute, Peru and Chile are bitterly at odds over a patch of desert on their land boundary.
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Chile: farmer wins Monsanto seed case
"Don't eat things with transgenics; look for organics," a Chilean farmer advised consumers after winning a suit against Monsanto's Chilean seed distributor.
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ICJ rules on Peru-Chile maritime border dispute
The International Court of Justice issued a ruling establishing a new maritime boundary between Peru and Chile, officially ending years of conflict over the question.
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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.
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Chile: Mapuche environmental activist dies
Chilean indigenous activist Nicolasa Quintreman apparently drowned after falling into the reservoir of the dam whose construction she protested for 10 years.
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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.
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Chile: ‘Caravan of Death’ perps guilty of murder
A Chilean judge found eight former members of the military guilty of murder in the notorious 1973 "Caravan of Death" operation, responsible for the killings of nearly 100.
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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."
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Chile: four are sentenced for gay youth’s death
A Chilean court handed out stiff sentences for the killing of Daniel Zamudio, but homophobic violence continues.
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Chile: Barrick suspends Pascua Lama construction
As costs rise and gold prices fall, Barrick Gold is starting to reconsider its plan to build the world’s biggest gold mine 16,400 feet in the air.