CHILE

Third miner dies in Chile in less than 15 days

Published on: October 7, 2026
14:14

Santiago, Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) A worker died while on the job at Los Colorados iron mine in Chile's Atacama region, marking the third fatality at a mining site in the last two weeks.

Chile’s Senate to analyze implications of Shield of the Americas

Published on: October 7, 2026
13:44

Santiago, Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Senate will discuss in a special session the implications for the country of joining the US "Shield of the Americas" project, a move by the government without legislative approval.

Cuts hinder search for children stolen during dictatorship in chile

Published on: October 6, 2026
12:14

Santiago, Chile, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The Children and Mothers of Silence Foundation has been dedicated, for 12 years, to searching for some 20,000 Chilean children stolen during the dictatorship, an effort now hampered by government budget cuts.

Chile: Festival decries US blockade on Cuba and genocide in Gaza

Published on: October 4, 2026
10:31

Santiago, Chile, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) The Festival of Music, Human Rights, Democracy, and Art (MUDA), taking place in this nation, condemned the inhumane US blockade on Cuba and the genocide committed by Israel against the population of Gaza.

Chile to host Memory and Human Rights Festival

Published on: October 2, 2026
13:09

Santiago, Chile, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) Preparations are underway at the National Stadium Park in this capital for the Festival of Music, Human Rights, Democracy, and Art (MUDA), an event dedicated to preserving historical memory.

Chileans protest against education cuts

Published on: October 1, 2026
11:44

Santiago, Chile, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Under the slogan "Not a single peso less for education," thousands of students and workers will reject the public sector austerity policies implemented by President Jose Antonio Kast's government.

Chile: Right-wing party seeks to shut down National Human Rights body

Published on: September 30, 2026
15:14

Santiago, Chile, Sept. 30 (Prensa Latina) The right-wing Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party has lashed out at the National Human Rights Institute (INDH), demanding the termination of its funding by 2027 as a preliminary step toward its abolition.

Chile’s health workers call for strike to protest cuts

Published on: September 29, 2026
10:28

Santiago, Chile, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Confederation of Municipal Health Workers (CONFUSAM) has called for a national strike in Chile on Tuesday and Wednesday to defend primary healthcare and oppose potential budget cuts for 2027.

Cubans in Chile celebrate anniversary of largest mass organization

Published on: September 28, 2026
09:29

Santiago, Chile, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Cubans in Chile celebrated the 66th anniversary of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), the island's largest mass organization, which is currently strengthening its community work amid the tightened US blockade.

Chile: A Thousand Voices and a Thousand Guitars pay tribute to Victor

Published on: September 27, 2026
14:14

Santiago, Chile, Sept. 27 (Prensa Latina) A packed Plaza La Paz in the Chilean capital hosted the "A Thousand Voices and a Thousand Guitars for Víctor Jara" concert, honoring the poet, composer, singer, and political activist who was murdered following the 1973 coup d'etat.

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