from Anarchist Federation On Friday, April 29th, a sabotage action was carried out against a machinery and transport company dedicated mainly to the extraction of aggregates and forestry work in Los Álamos. It had a great impact with 33 equipment set on […]
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3 Logging Trucks Torched by Mapuche Militants in Lumaco, Araucanía Region, Chile
from Abolition Media 30.03.2022: On Wednesday night, three lumber trucks were completely set on fire between Lumaco and Capitán Pastene, in the southwest of Malleco, in the Araucanía region. The events occurred when at around 22:00 hours, three lumber truck drivers were […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners José and Luis Tralcal End Hunger Strike After Winning Concessions
from It’s Going Down Mapuche political prisoners José and Luis Tralcal launched a hunger strike on March 1 from inside the CET Victoria prison demanding certain restricted release benefits they’d earned, but not been granted. After more than three weeks without eating, they ended their […]
Continue readingThe Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine
by Sandra Cuffe / The Intercept CRISTÓBAL POP VIVIDLY remembers when the lake suddenly turned red. Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ fishermen depend on Lake Izabal, Guatemala’s largest lake, for their livelihoods, and Pop had just been elected president of the local fishers guild when […]
Continue reading‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine
by Joe Parkin Danniels / The Guardian A decision to restart operations at one of Central America’s largest nickel mines is being questioned by campaigners, after an investigation appeared to show the company co-opted indigenous leaders and smeared potential opponents. In 2019, […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners José And Luis Tralcal Declare Hunger Strike
from It’s Going Down The following is a communique from Mapuche political prisoners José Tralcal Coche and Luis Tralcal Quidel, who are currently imprisoned in CET Victoria (CET stands for “Center for Work and Education,” a Chilean government euphemism for prison). On June 11, […]
Continue readingBurst Pipeline Sprays Crude Oil Into Ecuadorian Amazon
by Julia Conley / Common Dreams Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador on Sunday pointed to a pipeline rupture in the Amazon rainforest as “the exact reason why we oppose oil extraction” as the pipeline operator temporarily halted pumping crude oil. A pipeline constructed […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners Fight to Maintain Their Culture Behind Bars
from Anarchist Federation Mapuche political prisoners in the city of Angol are denouncing the Chilean Gendarmerie for obstructing their cultural ceremonies inside the prison. What follows is a translation of their statement, with added links and some [bracketed translations] for Mapuche terminology. There’s been […]
Continue readingCoordinated Attack on 26 Logging Machines in Temuco, Chile
From AMWEnglish In the Mapuche territory, in the south of Chile, a beautiful coordinated attack conducted in full day made great noise on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in the region of Araucanía. It is nothing less than eight incendiary attacks in less […]
Continue readingBrazil Amazon: Illegal miners fire on Indigenous group
From: BBC Illegal miners inside a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon opened fire on an Indigenous community using automatic weapons, local leaders say. The Yanomami group said they responded with bows and arrows, and shotguns. One Indigenous person and four miners […]
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