September 11th was the day that, in 1973, the commander-in-chief of the Chilean army Augusto Pinochet took power over the democratically elected president Allende. Pinochet killed and tortured thousands in his dictatorial rule, until 1990. On the same day, in 1998, anarchist Claudia López was shot dead by cops of […]
Black September
Young anarchist Claudia López Benaiges, who studied dance at university, was participating in a protest against the 25th anniversary of the fascist coup of Pinochet when she was shot in the back by Carabiniers (police) in the village of La Pincoya in Santiago ($hile), on September 11th, 1998. After the […]
URGENT SOLIDARITY WITH CRISTOBAL BRAVO FRANKE Anti-authoritarian comrade was kidnapped by the Power on September 15th, 2011, accused of involvement in the attack on a henchman of Power in the commemoration of September 11th in Chile (day in which the military coup of 1973 took place). TO DEFEND THE STRUGGLE […]
In Villa Francia, Santiago, in the early hours of September 11th one person was shot dead. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Cristopher Ramos Contreras. The shooting took place amid unrest over the night which was fraught with gunfire, while there were barricades and clashes with the forces of […]