CHILE: MAPUCHE PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE

Tuesday Apr 26th, 2011 5:57 AM The four activists started their hunger
strike before the sentencing to protest the prosecutors’ use of an
unidentified witness in the case and the use of charges based on a harsh
“anti-terrorism” law that dates back to the 1973-1990 dictatorship of
Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

1. Chile: Mapuche Prisoners Start New Hunger Strike
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*1. Chile: Mapuche Prisoners Start New Hunger Strike

A group of activists for the rights of indigenous Mapuche Chileans
interrupted the Easter mass at Santiago’s Metropolitan Cathedral on Apr.
24 to call for the release of four Mapuche prisoners who have been on
hunger strike since Mar. 15. The activists, led by the prisoners’
spokesperson, Natividad Llanquileo, waited until a few minutes after the
homily to begin their protest; they shouted slogans and unfurled a
banner that read: “Freedom for the Mapuche political prisoners.”
Carabinero police agents arrived and dispersed the demonstrators; two
were detained but were released later. [...]

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