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Chilean government cornered by Day 75 of Mapuche hunger strike

Saturday, September 25th 2010 - 04:57 UTC
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There is no resolution in sight for the Chilean indigenous Mapuche hunger strike. On Day 75, the health of the 34 prisoners is in danger. Eight have been hospitalized, with one needing surgery for appendicitis. Read full article

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  • Sergio Vega

    I think that it´s wrong the asummition that the Chilean Gvt. is cornered. It is starting a tlak table with the real mapuche comuneros, not the mapuche terrorist that are in jail because they burnt houses, seemfields, barns, trucks and shoot fire guns against the police, even attented against an prosecutor, so they are being tried under the antiterrorist law as they deserve.

    Sep 25th, 2010 - 05:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Billy Hayes

    it´s a distributive situation. chile must do as argentina; give them some land and some money; like some aborigen movements in argentina they build homes and give money to the people.
    In chile the problem is right wing political thinking; the see the different as a foe; mapuchens, peruvians, bolivians, argentines and rapa nuis. chile is a militarist and policiacal state; I hope chile can build an igualitarian state, an inclusive republica; giving social justice to original people. chile must imitate argentina in this matter; chile must conduct mapuche situation through social claim; give them houses, hospitals, roads; some subsidies so they can feel they are chileans. In argentina aborigins are in constitution and with social rights in law and money; they don´t challenge argentine nationality, all the contrary.
    I hope chile can include in their rights and social service the original people.
    it´s a shame for chile the mapuche actual situation. it+´s a shame for chile that nobody claim for apaolaza political asylum; his a fighter against pichotetism; he killed a killer, killers killled 10k people and are free. chile claim vengance for a poor guy in no man land; but don´t challenge killers in your nose.
    In this political situation; it´s difficult for chilean justice to be free. perhaps brasil.

    Sep 25th, 2010 - 06:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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