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Published in: democraciaAbierta2019: Protests and disruptive changes in Latin America
In 2019, we saw protests and disruptions take place in several countries across Latin America. Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe performance is only the beginning: 'a rapist in your way'
"A rapist in your way" has taken to the streets of the world. It has created a space to call out gender based...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile: two months of protests and a little-known story of international solidarity
The ongoing human rights violations committed by the Chilean State are a painful reminder of the Pinochet years. Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile: an illusion
After weeks of mass daily demonstrations, all the rubbish that Chile had swept under the rug began to be revealed,...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe world is in a revolutionary moment – how can the global left be a serious player?
We need not one but two internationales – a ‘movement of movements’ and a World Party.
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Published in: ourEconomyMining giants like BHP pretend to be solving climate change. But in Latin America, they are deadly.
Communities around the world are resisting BHP's neo-colonial mega-mining projects. Climate activists in the global...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFrom Hong Kong, to Beirut, to Quito, to Barcelona, the frustration extends throughout the world.
Frustration is growing and often turning into urban violence. There are a number of reasons why this is happening...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile in flames: the neoliberal model in crisis throughout the region
In a country where the minimum wage of 70% of the population barely reaches $700 USD per month, the news from...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSexual violence, torture and Chile’s struggle for historical memory
Activists are battling the possible demolition of a notorious clandestine detention centre, hoping to transform it...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe myths about Pinochet's Chile that persist in Brazil today
It is customary among neoliberal economists to praise Pinochet's Chile and consider it an economic model to aspire...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaClimate emergency and Chile’s glaciers: a dire outlook
A new bill meets resistance as national debates highlight the importance of Chile's glaciers ahead of COP25 climate...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-Up
In its Homicide Round-Up, InSight Crime looks into the murder rates country by country and the factors behind them. Español.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew solidarity for the Mapuche indigenous movement in today’s Chile
The murder of the Mapuche community member Catrillanca at the hands of the Special Forces has become a matter of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaGlobal Compact for Migration: Chile and its fear of the unknown
It is not trivial that a small and geographically isolated country like Chile did not sign the Global Compact. The...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile and Argentina putting at risk their biodiversity
To meet China’s demand, Chile and Argentina are scaling up fish farming. This bodes ill for the Southern Cone's...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta“The revolution will be feminist, or it will be nothing". Dirty laundry to the streets of Chile
This is one of the many statements circulating today in Santiago de Chile’s streets following the feminist movement...
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Published in: 50.50How ‘conscientious objectors’ threaten women’s newly won abortion rights in Latin America
From Uruguay to Chile, medical staff are refusing to provide abortion services even after legalisation Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInequality and the center-left of Chile
It is clear that under the governments of the Chilean center-left, the issue of legitimacy of economic inequalities...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile criminalizes Mapuche defenders of land and water
The infamous Counter-Terrorist Act recently applied to three Mapuche defendants is a reminder of this continuing...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLithium, niobium, coltan: technological metals destroy Latin American ecosystems for a cleaner world
The anticipated spike in demand for “technology metals,” including rare earth elements lithium, niobium, and coltan,...