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Exclusive: Inside Chile’s student-occupied Universidad de Chile

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 20:03
Written by Sam Edwards
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Students explain why they have ‘captured’ the iconic Casa Central building and describe last week’s controversial police raid.

Looming over Santiago’s main thoroughfare and juxtaposed directly opposite an exclusive spa, Universidad de Chile’s Casa Central cuts a dramatic figure covered in giant protest banners and seeping latin rock music from its windows.

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Q&A: Chile’s former lead negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Sunday, 16 June 2013 20:12
Written by Rosalind Adams
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Rodrigo Contreras talks about the challenges to finalizing the trade deal and what it could mean for Chile.
 
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade deal currently being negotiated among 12 major economies in the Americas and Asia Pacific regions that aims to reduce tariffs and ease the movement of goods across the Pacific. Although often called a “state of the art” trade deal by its proponents, it is not without controversy, as the negotiations have come under fire for their lack of transparency.
 
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Turn-key tyranny: For vassal states like Chile too?

Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:58
Written by Steve Anderson
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How will Chile’s leaders react after Edward Snowden’s leaks show the global reach of US Internet surveillance?

People in Chile and around the world learned last week that virtually all their private phone and Internet conversations are sucked up into a vast database operation run by the National Security Administration (NSA) in the United States and held for future reference.

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Q&A: Dinky on new album, Chile’s exodus of alternative musicians

Sunday, 09 June 2013 11:06
Written by Sam Edwards
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‘We are not taken seriously’ — DJ Dinky talks about the challenges for alternatives artists in Chile and her forthcoming studio album ‘Dimension D.’

Chilean musician Dinky is a resident at legendary Berlin club Panorama Bar and fixture in the club scene for over 20 years. Now releasing her fifth studio album “Dimension D” — an eclectic mix of surf guitar, club music and delicate vocal samples — Dinky is experimenting with a new sound, outside of her traditional house background.

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Chilean human rights landscape remains rugged

Monday, 03 June 2013 19:04
Written by Kalynne Dakin and Charlotte Karrlsson-Willis
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Amnesty International reports obstacles on the way to ensuring respect for all Chileans.

As the 40th anniversary of the violent coup that brought the oppressive Pinochet dictatorship to Chile looms, human rights activists continue to push for major changes in how the Andean democracy treats its people.

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