Ethnic Tensions Again Boil Over In Chile’s Araucanía Region

A flurry of arson attacks, land occupations and violent police raids have refocused public attention on Chile’s long-simmering “Mapuche conflict,” which is once again showing signs of boiling over.

Widespread Abuse Allegations Amid Police Crackdown On Chile Protests

Police cavalry readies to pounce in Valapariso (Flickr/Dave_B_)

By the time Francisco Gómez, a volunteer human rights observer, first saw 18-year-old Sebastián Bravo Piña, the teenager’s face had been so battered by police it “looked like a sack of potatoes.”