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CAM Statement ” Let us strengthen our direct struggle against Big Capital which oppresses us all!”
Public Communique – CAM (Castellano/Mapudungun Abajo) September 24th, 2023 We inform the following to our Mapuche Nation and the public in general: Yesterday, Saturday, September 23, 2023, we carried out a TRAWUN in the Nagche area of Chacaico, a space in the process of territorial reclamation against the forestry industry. Despite being besieged and harassed…
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BREAKING: Chilean Police Colonel convicted to 7 years for the murder of Mapuche Land Defender Alex Lemun in 2002
Angol/Wallmapu — Chilean courts today have convicted former Chilean police Colonel, Marco Aurelio Treuer Heysen to 7 years in prison, nearly 20 years after the police murder of 17-year-old Mapuche Land Defender, Alex Lemun, at a Mapuche land reclamation. On November 7th, 2002, Chilean National Police used tear gas canisters, lead pellets and rubber bullets…
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#BREAKING: Mapuche Land Defender, Ernesto Llaitul, Arrested by Chilean Authorities
Hector Llaitul, spokesperson for the Arauco Malleco Coordinating Committee (CAM) and his son Ernesto (who is also a member), were both arrested by Chilean authorities this week just days leading up to the Chilean Draft Constitution on September 4th. [Tirúa, Wallmapu] The Chilean Special Operations Police (PDI) arrested Mapuche Land Defender, Ernesto Llaitul, son of…
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Mapuche Land Defender, Hector Llaitul, Arrested Under the Chilean Interior State Security Law
Boric Fires Minister and Journalist Threatened by Police for Interviewing CAM Leadership Temuco, WALLMAPU (aka Chile)—Mapuche Land Defender and Spokesperson for the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (Arauco Malleco Communities in Conflict – CAM), Hector Llaitul, was arrested yesterday afternoon near his home by Special Force police officers, charged under the Chilean Interior State Security Law for…
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24 year old Mapuche Youth Murdered by Chilean Police
24-year-old Mapuche youth, Camilo Catrillanca Marin, murdered by the “Jungla” Commando—a Columbian trained special force unit of the Chilean National Police Force
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Machi Medicine Healer, Celestino Córdova, Ends Hunger Strike After 102 Days
The following is a summary of the recent actions carried out by Machi (Medicine Healer) Celestino Cordova, who resisted 102 days on hunger strike. All our Newen to our Mapuche warrior and our dignified people for supporting this brave endevour and resisting ongoing colonial encroachment by the Chilean State and other capitalist interest. More on…
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Chile: Lies, dam lies and a Mapuche activist murdered
Freedom News Jan 30th It has taken nearly a year-and-a-half of fighting the authorities, and a second autopsy, to confirm what the family of Macarena Valdés Muñoz already knew – she was hanged after her death. There was no suicide. On the afternoon of Monday August 22nd, 2016 Macarena, a Mapuche environmental activist fighting against the construction of a…
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PRESS RELEASE – We Won’t Forget the Quebec Mosque Shooting! Stop Hatred Now
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—25 January 2018 “Communities Across Toronto Stand With Muslim Community and Resist Fascist Violence” Toronto, Ontario—Across Turtle Island, people mobilized and gathered in acts of remembrance for those during the Quebec City Mosque Shooting and in solidarity with the Muslim community. A year ago, in Toronto, vigils and rallies were…
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3 of 4 Mapuche Political Prisoners End 116 Day Hunger Strike – ARIEL TRAGOL continues fast
3 of 4 Mapuche Political Prisoners End 116 Day Hunger Strike – ARIEL TRAGOL continues fast Oct 2nd, 2017 – On Friday, September 29th, family members of Mapuche Political Prisoners on hunger strike gathered at the Chilean Presidential palace to put forward the demands of their relatives, many of whom were nearing their deathbeds after…
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For the Life and Freedom of Mapuche Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike: ONTO THE STREETS! 114 Days & Ongoing
For the Life and Freedom of Mapuche Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike: ONTO THE STREETS! 114 Days & Ongoing September 28th, 2017 Our brothers in prison lie between life and death, 114 days into their hunger strike, due to the insensitivity of the racist Chilean government of Michelle Bachelet. Lonko [Chief] Alfredo Traical Coche…
Women's Coordinating Committee for a Free Wallmapu 