Tag: Celestino Cordova

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Mapuche leader on hunger strike reaches understanding with Chilean government

  

  A Chilean indigenous leader who has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike over his detention during the coronavirus pandemic has agreed to end it after negotiations with the government, the justice minister said on Tuesday.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  UN sends fact finding mission to Chile where Mapuches are on hunger strike

  

  The United Nations has sent a fact-finding team to Chile's restive Araucania region where a jailed Indigenous Mapuche leader has spent more than 100 days on a hunger strike over his detention during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 20:01 UTC

  Chilean leading presidential candidate comments trigger anti-terrorism law debate

  

  Chile’s controversial anti-terrorism law became a major talking point for presidential candidates as the country nears elections after front-runner Michelle Bachelet spoke out against the law’s application in a widely publicized arson case which resulted in two deaths.