Month: May 2015
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Anarchist prisoners Tamara Sol & Tato fasting in solidarity with the comrades on hunger strike
Comrades and close ones: We currently find ourselves within a context in which three comrades in prison are confronting the judicial/political/media apparatus, in order to achieve certain goals. The comrades have opted for struggling through their bodies, carrying out a hunger strike and thereby showing strength and resilience in their actions and words. Unto this,…
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Land Purchase, Expropriation, or Territorial Control? The Territory should not be Bought, it should be Reclaimed!
By Hector Llaitul There are segments in the Mapuche movement that emphasize the importance of reclaiming the land, independently of how these lands come back into our hands. The CAM has never abided by this logic, and is the reason why our organization has taken a step aside whenever leaders begin to negotiate lands through…
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Mapuche Political Prisoners Reach Agreement after 47 Days on Hunger Strike
This past Friday, the Mapuche Political Prisoners that were on hunger strike in Angol prison (so-called southern Chile), reached an agreement with the Government, the Minister of Justice and Minister of Health. The four Peñi [Brothers], two of which have been convicted and two of which are awaiting trial under judicial set-ups,…
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Two Arson Attacks on Logging Trucks in the Province of Arauco, Wallmapu (so-called $hile)
May 15th, 2015 Two arson attacks were carried out early Thursday morning at various points in the Araucania Region. The first took place in at the Mariposas Estate, located on Highway CH181that connects the townships of Curacautín with Victoria, in the Province of Malleco. According to police reports, the unknown suspects entered the area and…
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Mapuche Community Member, Underground since 2012, Detained due to Medical Issues
Mapuche Community Member, Underground since 2012, Detained due to Medical Issues. Paulino Levipan Collan, young Mapuche of the Wente Winkul Mapu community, is in serious condition in Temuco Hospital. Paulino Levipan participated in the Angol prison hunger strike in 2012, and after having been released from prison, he went in hiding from the police. That…