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Who is Jeannette Jara, the communist leading Chile’s presidential election?

Polls show Jara with strong support in the first round of voting. But will that carry her through a likely run-off?

Jeannette Jara

‘Part of the family’: Chilean wildfire victims hold out hope for lost pets

Deadly wildfires destroyed whole neighbourhoods in Chile. Now survivors are trying to rebuild — and recover their pets.

One person steadies a sheep while another prepares to put a medical mask on its snout.

Indigenous advocates reject Chile’s new draft constitution ahead of vote

Sunday’s referendum will be the second time in as many years that Chileans have voted for a revised constitution.

A crowd of people gather in front of the window of a booth in Santiago, where people hand out copies of the latest constitutional draft. The presidential palace is visible in the background.

From sport to music, Chile’s Palestinian diaspora rallies to support Gaza

Chile is home to the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East, making the community a political force.

A girl waves a Palestinian flag during "Chile Sings Palestine Against all Violence", a festival with more than 20 national and international artists organized by the Palestinian community of Chile, which aims to support the victims in Gaza, at Padre Hurtado Park in Santiago, on October 25, 2023. - Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Guillermo SALGADO / AFP)

Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet’s brutal coup

A half-century on, the country struggles with revisionism and denial as survivors continue their quest for justice.

Gloria Miqueles gazes at the window display at the Postal Museum in London detailing 1973 coup in Chile

Chilean rights groups condemn ‘quick trigger’ law

In wake of killings, new legislation gives police more protections – but critics say it could lead to abuse of force.

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Chile’s abortion rights movement faces uphill battle

Advocates say fight continues despite rejection of new constitution that would have enshrined reproductive rights.

Protestors hold a sign at a rally in favour of abortion rights

‘Sense of abandonment’ as Chile rejects new constitution

More than 60 percent of Chileans voted against the proposal, which its supporters call feminist and progressive.

Man carrying Chilean flag

Chile’s new constitution finalised after turbulent process

The assembly will hand over the finished draft to President Gabriel Boric before it is made available to the public.

Chile's constitutional assembly

Chilean activists celebrate apology in forced sterilisation case

Unprecedented acknowledgement of state culpability in HIV/AIDS case ‘sets standards’ across the region, advocates say.

Gabriel Boric