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02.08.2025
Chile has a problem with police violence
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“I was insulted, tailed and offered ‘helicopter rides’, a reference to the way they used to throw disappeared prisoners into the sea during the Chilean dictatorship”. Maria Rivera, a Chilean lawyer and activist, described the climate in Chile during the Estallido Social, the social demonstrations that broke out in 2019 and continued during the COVID-19 […]

02.08.2025
From the Estallido Social to the constitutional referendum: in Chile, reforms are decided by the people
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In December 2023, Chileans were asked to vote on a new constitution written by right-wing parties after the failure of the 2022 referendum, which proposed a constitution written by the left. The result was no different, however, and the new constitution was rejected by 56 per cent. Interviewed by The Bottom Up, Vicente Rodriguez, a […]