In Chile, the elections for the candidacy of the Constitutional Convention, a panel of 155 delegates of equal gender parity, were chosen over the weekend from multiple political parties across…
Chilean students occupy ministry of education, call for education reform
Secondary students in Chile occupied the Ministry of Education on Jan. 4, a continuation of the ongoing struggle for education reform in the country. Opposing a new university entrance exam…
This Week Around The World
October 25 Santiago, Chile: In a nationwide plebiscite, 78% of Chileans voted to convene a constitutional assembly with the mandate to draft a new constitution for their republic. The assembly,…
‘Huínca’ debuts at Milagro Theater
A system built on stolen ground, laws that exploit indigenous peoples and jail their activists, and a people left with few options, little land and no representation. The setting could…
Experts say 60-year-long Chilean drought could be permanent
The worst drought in 60 years has been ongoing in Chile since 2007, according to Al Jazeera, but scientists are now saying it may be permanent. By the year 2030,…
This Week Around the World – July 7–13
July 7 Frankfurt, Germany: 16,500 people were evacuated from the Ostend area of downtown Frankfurt in order to allow German authorities to defuse and dispose of an American bomb discovered…
Chilean businessman facing extradition to U.S.
The United States Department of Justice accused Chilean businessman Carlos Cardoen of illegally selling bomb-making materials into Iraq in the 1980s and 1990s and formally filed a request to detain…
Chilean Catholic bishops resign over sex abuse scandal
On May 17, 2018, all 34 of Chile’s Roman Catholic bishops offered their resignations in the wake of yet another child sex abuse scandal coming to light. The announcement came…
This week around the world: Jan. 15-21
Jan. 15 Libya: Tripoli airport closed after violent clashes Fighting broke out between two armed groups in the Libyan capital, resulting in at least 20 deaths, 60 wounded and the…
US responsible for American child migrant crisis
Since the 1980s, growing violence in Central American countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador has compelled growing numbers of refugees to migrate through Mexico into the United States….