Weekly News Update on the Americas
Issue #1159, January 13, 2013
1. Chile: “Terrorists” Blamed for Killings in Mapuche Region
2. Honduras: Two More Campesinos Murdered in Aguán
3. Dominican Republic: Haitian Workers Protest at Labor Ministry
4. Haiti: Aristide Gets Questioned; Duvalier Gets New Passport
5. Links to alternative sources on: Latin America, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico, Caribbean, Haiti, US/immigration
ISSN#: 1084 922X. Weekly News Update on the Americas covers news from Latin America and the Caribbean, compiled and written from a progressive perspective. It has been published weekly by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York since 1990. It is archived at
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*1. Chile: “Terrorists” Blamed for Killings in Mapuche Region
Chilean landowner Werner Luchsinger and his wife, Vivianne McKay, died in a fire set by some 20 masked attackers on Jan. 4 at their Lumahue estate in Vilcún, in the southern region of Araucanía. Luchsinger, who was 75 years old, reportedly fought back against the intruders with a firearm, wounding at least one. The couple, who owned some 1,000 hectares of farmland in the region, had resisted demands for land from the indigenous Mapuche community. Pamphlets were found at the site commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of Mapuche student Matías Catrileo Quezada, who was shot in the back by a police agent on Jan. 3, 2008 during an occupation of an estate owned by Werner Luchsinger’s cousin, Jorge Luchsinger [see Update #929].[...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2013/01/wnu-1159-new-violence-in-chiles-mapuche.html
Also available at:
http://ww4report.com/
Issue #1159, January 13, 2013
1. Chile: “Terrorists” Blamed for Killings in Mapuche Region
2. Honduras: Two More Campesinos Murdered in Aguán
3. Dominican Republic: Haitian Workers Protest at Labor Ministry
4. Haiti: Aristide Gets Questioned; Duvalier Gets New Passport
5. Links to alternative sources on: Latin America, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico, Caribbean, Haiti, US/immigration
ISSN#: 1084 922X. Weekly News Update on the Americas covers news from Latin America and the Caribbean, compiled and written from a progressive perspective. It has been published weekly by the Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York since 1990. It is archived at
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com For a subscription, write to weeklynewsupdate@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WeeklyNewsUpdat. *1. Chile: “Terrorists” Blamed for Killings in Mapuche Region
Chilean landowner Werner Luchsinger and his wife, Vivianne McKay, died in a fire set by some 20 masked attackers on Jan. 4 at their Lumahue estate in Vilcún, in the southern region of Araucanía. Luchsinger, who was 75 years old, reportedly fought back against the intruders with a firearm, wounding at least one. The couple, who owned some 1,000 hectares of farmland in the region, had resisted demands for land from the indigenous Mapuche community. Pamphlets were found at the site commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of Mapuche student Matías Catrileo Quezada, who was shot in the back by a police agent on Jan. 3, 2008 during an occupation of an estate owned by Werner Luchsinger’s cousin, Jorge Luchsinger [see Update #929].[...]
Read the full Update:
http://weeklynewsupdate.blogspot.com/2013/01/wnu-1159-new-violence-in-chiles-mapuche.html Also available at:
http://ww4report.com/
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