Dozens of artisanal fishers took to the streets across Chile against the environmentally harmful Dominga mine and the lack of benefits provided to them, demanding bonuses and subsidies for small fishing operations that are already provided to large corporations in the same sector.
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Hundreds returned to the streets of Chile in support of political prisoners of the 2019 uprising as well as in opposition to the open-pit Dominga Mine in the Coquimbo region, near the extremely biodiverse ecosystem of the Humboldt Archipelago off the coast.
Hundreds of protesters across Chile marched against the approval of the new open-pit Dominga mine, which threatens the ecosystem of the Humboldt Archipelago, one of the most biodiverse in the world. After it was approved, widespread clashes occurred, centered around La Serena, the capital of the Coquimbo region in which the mine was being built.
Hundreds of insurgents and protesters across the indigenous region of Araucania in Chile carried out sabotage actions and demonstrations against forestal machinery and exploitation of ancestral Mapuche land, demanding its immediate handing over to the original tribes and families who inhabited it, many of who still exist displaced today.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Santiago in support of the political prisoners of the 2019 uprising in Chile, as well as anarchist and Mapuche insurgents. Demonstrators chased off police in Plaza Dignidad, who then returned and used water cannons and tear gas on the peaceful crowd.
Dozens of fishermen across Chile took to the streets to demand more state aid and subsidization of the artisanal industry, made up largely of indigenous families. Artisanal fishers are one of the poorest professions in the country, with their minimum wage being around $389 a month.
Artisanal fishers across Chile took to the streets to demand state aid and subsidization for their sector of work, made up of mostly indigenous families whose minimum wage stands at around $389 USD. Demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads, causing as much disruption as possible to force a concession of their demands.
Thousands of protesters across Chile returned to the streets of multiple cities in support of the political prisoners of the social war, including anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 uprising. Police attacked the demonstrations occurring, causing intense clashes in several locations.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Chile in support of the prisoners of the social war in Chile, including anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 national uprising. Police attacked the demonstrations in several cities, leading to widespread clashes throughout the night.
Hundreds of protesters in Santiago demonstrated in solidarity with the political prisoners of the social war in Chile, among them anarchists, Mapuche insurgents, and participants in the 2019 uprising. Police attacked the gathering with water cannons, making mass arrests of participants.
Clashes continued between Chilean government forces and indigenous insurgents in the region of Araucania, with Mapuche groups reclaiming ancestral land and sabotaging assets of extractivist companies contributing to deforestation.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Santiago in support of Mapuche & anarchist political prisoners of the social war and the 2019 uprising in Chile, demanding an immediate general pardon and release for them all. Police repressed the demonstration with water cannons and tear gas, forcing the crowd to disperse.
Around 4000 people arrived in Lumako for the Eluwün (funeral) of Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, killed by police during clashes at the site of an attack on deforestation equipment by insurgents seeking to reclaim land belonging to the indigenous people of Chile.
Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets, tagging graffiti, blocking roads, and burning barricades in solidarity with Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, killed by police during an attack by indigenous insurgents on deforestation equipment.
Dozens of protesters and insurgents continued to mobilize and carry out operations for a 3rd day, setting up roadblocks and barricades across the indigenous region of Araucania in Chile following the police killing of Mapuche chief Pablo Marchant, during a sabotage operation against companies responsible for deforestation.