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Nike Jung

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Nike studied American Studies and Literature in Berlin and Paris, and Cinema Studies in New York. Now equipped with Masters degree, she went to travel the world for 8 months. After co-writing a documentary about death and society, she is currently working on a documentary on clasism and writing short stories in Valparaíso, Chile.

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22 March 2010

Chile: Changes in Government Websites with Arrival of New Administration

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Many Chileans noticed that some government websites no longer contain photos or information from the previous administration, and they are wondering whether it was a deliberate message sent from the administration of new President Sebastián Piñera

25 January 2010

Chile: Modern Day Human Rights for the Mapuche

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The Museum of Memory in Chile documents human rights abuses during the Pinochet dictatorship. During its inauguration, 2 Mapuche women interrupted President Bachelet's speech, reminding the country that there are still present-day concerns for human rights in their indigenous community.

20 December 2009

Chile: Presidential Election Runoff Scheduled for January

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In Chile, a runoff election is scheduled for January 17, 2010 between the candidates Sebastián Piñera and Eduardo Frei and may mark the end of the 2 decade-long rule of the Concertación coalition.

11 December 2009

Chile: Leading Candidates for Presidential Elections

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On the road to Chile's presidential election on January 2010, four candidates lead the first round of voting on December 13: Alliance for Change's Sebastián Piñera, Concertación's Eduardo Frei, independent candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami, and from the left wing Juntos Podemos Más party, Jorge Arrate.

29 November 2009

Chile: Council Rejects Giant Pope Statue in Santiago

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The proposed construction of a giant statue of the late Pope John Paul II that was to be placed in a square of the capital city Santiago, was rejected by Chile's National Monuments Council.

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