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Chile's 2019 Social Explosion demanded a new constitution to replace the current Pinochet-era document. But the right has now gained control of the process.

In stark contrast to previous years of anti-government protests, Colombians are now rallying to support their new president—and push his administration to go further.

In Colombia, Hundreds of Ex-Rebels Have Been Murdered Despite Peace Agreement Protesters are seen during the national strike against the tax reform as they gather on the International Workers' Day on May 1, 2021, Bogota, Colombia. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images By So far this year alone, Colombia has seen 33 massacres of social leaders, trade union organizers and ex-guerrilla fighters belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). At least 119 people have been murdered by paramilitary groups, state security forces or unidentified assassins as of April 27, a...

Did you miss Green Left's screening of the new documentary Santiago Rising? Don't worry, because we are happy to once again, in collaboration with Alborada Films, give you the chance to see it. Santiago Rising takes place on the streets of Chile’s capital city in late 2019, as large public protests over economic inequality engulf the country. Santiago Rising February 27, 6pm (AEDT) Green Left.

  Chile’s Social Uprising: An Interview with Nick MacWiliam, Director of ‘Santiago Rising’ By Chris Paul | 20 February, 2021 The documentary Santiago Rising(2021, dir. Nick MacWilliam) looks at recent protests in Santiago de Chile and the government response that sent shockwaves across the world. What started as a student demonstration against a hike in metro fares in 2019 spread to wider protests against the social and economic inequality in the country. An early adopter of neo-liberalism under the rule of General Pinochet (1973 – 1990), Chile went through a mass privatisation prog...