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DESCRIPTION:BAY AREA DELEGATION TO PROTEST AT CHILEAN CONSULATE FOR RELEASE OF MAPUCHE 
 POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CHILE\n\nThe Task Force on the Americas and La Pena 
 del Sur will be sponsoring a delegation of human rights activists to 
 protest at the Chilean Consulate of San Francisco at 870 Market Street 10th 
 Floor on Wednesday, May 19th 2010 at 12 noon. The Chilean police force 
 under the newly elected government of Sebastian Pineira is once again 
 leading an all out attack against the Mapuche people, the indigenous people 
 of the territories covering both the south of Chile and Argentina.\n\nThe 
 Juan Paillelef community near Temuco, Chile has suffered continued 
 repression at the hands of the police which has resulted in the 
 imprisonment of many of their leaders.Lonko (Chief) Juana Calfunao has been 
 in prison for four years where was brutally tortured and beaten to the 
 point of losing her unborn child. \nA peaceful demonstration of families of 
 political prisoners was violently repressed by police in Temuco, Chile on 
 May 12, 2010 where 18 Mapuche youth were arrested. This demonstration was 
 covered by former Bay Area resident, photographer and journalist, Alejandro 
 Stuart.\nThe following day, during the early morning hours, the home of  
 Waikilaf Calfunao was raided by police and Waikilaf, the son of Juana 
 Calfunao was arrested. Alejandro Stuart who was staying at Waikilaf’s 
 home had all of his archives, computer and camera confiscated by 
 police.\nThe Mapuche community and supporters fear that trumped up charges 
 may be brought against Waikilaf because witnesses saw police bring in 
 materials that were not present at his home before the raid. The Chilean 
 government has a history of framing Mapuche leaders and trying them under 
 anti terrorist laws. The Anti Terrorist Law has been inherited from the 
 Pinochet regime and has been used specifically against the Mapuche people 
 throughout the successive center/left Concertacion coalition governments as 
 well as today by the right wing Pineira administration. Several Mapuche 
 communities throughout the South of Chile have claims to land stolen from 
 them as recently as the Pinochet regime that are now being occupied by 
 Forestry and Energy companies.  \n\nThe delegation of human rights 
 activists demand the release of Mapuche political prisoners including Chief 
 Juana Calfunao and her son and leader Waikilef Calfunao; and condemn the 
 police raids of communities and homes of the Mapuche people. \nFurthermore, 
 the international community has also condemned the use of torture against 
 \nthe Mapuche political prisoners and demand that the Chilean government 
 provide a political solution to this conflict instead of targeting and 
 labeling the leaders as terrorists. The Mapuches are not terrorists but 
 indigenous people struggling for autonomy and territory guaranteed to them 
 through international treaties.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/05/19/18648287.php
SUMMARY:Protest for Release of Mapuche Political Prisoners
LOCATION:Chilean Consulate in San Francisco, 870 Market Street 10th Floor.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/05/19/18648287.php
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