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Two Indigenous Mapuche Leaders Shot Dead in Chile

HeadlineNov 05, 2021

In Chile, security forces shot dead two Indigenous Mapuche leaders during clashes Wednesday in the province of Arauco. The southern coastal region has been under a state of emergency since last month, with the Chilean government deploying 2,000 soldiers to the region as it attempts to suppress the Mapuche community and their fight to recover their ancestral lands.

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