PRC-UTE
15th October 2004, 01:35
Chilean anarchist shot by police (http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/10/14/9556415)
On October 13, 2004, a group of encapuchados (masked-up rebels) attacked a motorcycle police contingent with firebombs outside of the University of Chile in Santiago. The cops opened fire on the rebels, using live rounds, and hitting an anarchist, who has been identified by the corporate media as Gustavo Fuentes. His anarchist comrades immediately rushed to the scene and confronted the officials still there. It was discovered that an ambulance was delayed, and Gustavo was left bleeding for an unnecessary period of time. The anarchists have not been able to determine which hospital Gustavo is being kept in, as he has been declared "lost". The University has also washed its hands of the confrontation, declaring that Gustavo is not a student, and most students are "non-violent".
Gustavo's anarchist comrades are planning a solidarity march, and have said that "the streets will burn".
Chile's universities are a regular staging ground for insurrectionary anarchists and other rebels, because police do not usually enter university grounds, according to social taboo.
For the past few days, anarchists have taken part in Mapuche resistance against the "Day of the Race", the Latin American version of "Columbus Day". A large Mapuche march took place on October 11 in Santiago, and encapuchados fought with police at the UFRO university in Temuco, Chile, on October 12, in another act against the celebration of Chile's colonization. Solidarity with the Mapuche struggle for the land and the liberation of Mapuche prisoners is a crucial element of the anarchist movement in Chile.
Story and photos of anti-colonial actions at Santiago Indymedia:
http://santiago.indymedia.org/
On October 13, 2004, a group of encapuchados (masked-up rebels) attacked a motorcycle police contingent with firebombs outside of the University of Chile in Santiago. The cops opened fire on the rebels, using live rounds, and hitting an anarchist, who has been identified by the corporate media as Gustavo Fuentes. His anarchist comrades immediately rushed to the scene and confronted the officials still there. It was discovered that an ambulance was delayed, and Gustavo was left bleeding for an unnecessary period of time. The anarchists have not been able to determine which hospital Gustavo is being kept in, as he has been declared "lost". The University has also washed its hands of the confrontation, declaring that Gustavo is not a student, and most students are "non-violent".
Gustavo's anarchist comrades are planning a solidarity march, and have said that "the streets will burn".
Chile's universities are a regular staging ground for insurrectionary anarchists and other rebels, because police do not usually enter university grounds, according to social taboo.
For the past few days, anarchists have taken part in Mapuche resistance against the "Day of the Race", the Latin American version of "Columbus Day". A large Mapuche march took place on October 11 in Santiago, and encapuchados fought with police at the UFRO university in Temuco, Chile, on October 12, in another act against the celebration of Chile's colonization. Solidarity with the Mapuche struggle for the land and the liberation of Mapuche prisoners is a crucial element of the anarchist movement in Chile.
Story and photos of anti-colonial actions at Santiago Indymedia:
http://santiago.indymedia.org/