Radical Neoliberalism Was Born And Will Die In Chile By Patricio Zamorano, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. October 31, 2020 Radical Neoliberalism Was Born And Will Die In Chile2020-10-312020-10-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chile-1-e1604179018157.jpg200px200px Above photo: Pressenza News Agency. A wave of Indigenous peoples supporting the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca presidential ticket defeated the main right-wing candidate, Carlos Mesa by 20 points, restoring democracy to Bolivia. Just days later around 80% of Chilean […]
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Chile: Approval For A New Constitution Wins Massive Mandate October 26, 2020 Chile: Approval For A New Constitution Wins Massive Mandate2020-10-262020-10-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chilevotes.jpg200px200px Above photo: Chileans go to the National Stadium, where voting tables were set up, to cast their vote in the plebiscite in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 25, 2020. EFE/ Alberto Valdes. The Constitutional plebiscite also stands as the fundamental instrument to solve the social crisis the […]
Chile: Left-Wing Forces Seek New Start With The Plebiscite October 21, 2020 Chile: Left-Wing Forces Seek New Start With The Plebiscite2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chile-ref-e1603285485803.jpg200px200px Above photo: People participate in a demonstration called “Banderazo por el Apruebo”, on September 25 in Santiago (Chile). EFE/ Elvis Gonzalez. A month before the plebiscite, left-wing parties and organizations launched the I Approve Chile Digno initiative to promote an agreement regarding the new constitution. […]
Tens of thousands of Chileans have rallied in Santiago, still demanding constitutional changes a year after mass protests left dozens dead, but the peaceful event eventually descended into chaos, with clashes, looting and arson. The protest in the capital of Chile erupted in scuffles with police and looting of supermarkets on Sunday evening. Masked mobs firebombed a police headquarters and church later in the day. While firefighters and even some […]
Chile To Mark First Anniversary Of Its Social Outbreak October 17, 2020 Chile To Mark First Anniversary Of Its Social Outbreak2020-10-172020-10-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chile-e1602896623554.jpg200px200px Above photo: A protester waves a Chilean flag during a protest in Santiago, Oct. 9, 2020. EFE. Over the last year, police brutality has left over 30 people dead and over 100 citizens injured. Chile’s Constituent Unity Pact (CUP) called on citizens to commemorate the first […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202009061080379138-magnitude-62-earthquake-strikes-coquimbo-chile-emsc-says/ According to the seismologists, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometres (15.5 miles). No casualties or damage have been reported. An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude has struck 50 kilometres (31.07 miles) from Coquimbo, Chile, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Saturday. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
By: Andre Vltchek for VT Recently, when a retired Chilean U.N. employee tried to enter ECLAC (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Santiago de Chile) to claim her pension in a bank inside the compound, her car was stopped by a U.N. security officer. She was asked to complete formalities. To her taste, the process was taking too much […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has cleared Chile to purchase modernization upgrades for its F-16 fleet, with a potential $634.70 million price tag. Chile currently operates 46 F-16s. That include 10 Block 50 models purchased in the early 2000s, as well as 36 older models bought second-hand from the Netherlands. Reports that Chile would look to upgrade their existing F-16 fleet first emerged in 2017, […]
Chile: Night Of Fury To Demand The Withdrawal Of Pension Funds July 17, 2020 Chile: Night Of Fury To Demand The Withdrawal Of Pension Funds2020-07-172020-07-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/chile.jpg_1718483346.jpg200px200px Above photo: Burning barricade in the streets, Santiago, Chile, July 14, 2020. Twitter/ @frente_foto. Citizens expect lawmakers to pass a law allowing them to withdraw 10 percent of the savings which private pension fund insurers control. From Tuesday night until early Wednesday […]