Seventeen years after Law 20.249, only 13 of the 28 approved Indigenous Coastal Marine Areas are operating in Chile (46%). State inaction and bureaucracy are stalling implementation, while coastal communities demand effective protection for territories of high cultural and ecological value.

“Life Invisible,” a documentary about northern Chile’s salt flats produced with University of Antofagasta scientist Cristina Dorador’s team, has won the nature equivalent of an Oscar at the Jackson Wild festival. Supported by the Nobel Foundation, the film showcases the region’s extraordinary biodiversity and the looming threat from lithium mining, Radio UA reported. Watch the documentary’s trailer here.

The policy team, led by coordinator Camila Miranda alongside sectoral leads, unveiled the program’s main pillars ahead of Monday’s publication. The document brings together the work of 26 thematic commissions and the citizen proposals gathered during the nationwide “Dialogues for Chile” tour, which engaged more than four thousand people in co-creating solutions for the country.

A UNICEF worker describes horror inside Gaza hospitals: children bleeding to death on the floor, victims of drones and airstrikes. Only 14 of 36 hospitals remain open, overwhelmed and short of supplies. Premature babies share oxygen. The UN warns that “the notion of a safe zone is a farce” amid continued attacks in civilian areas.

The Association of Jurists for Democracy condemned the Supreme Court’s refusal to remove Judge Antonio Ulloa, who faces corruption charges, arguing the Court ignored reports urging his dismissal. The group warned the decision fuels impunity and erodes institutional trust, and voiced support for a constitutional accusation and urgent judicial reform.

Lawfare and Judicial Persecution Against Jadue Denounced A collective of prominent figures from academia, culture, and human rights has issued a forceful ethical appeal denouncing what they describe as a campaign of lawfare against Mayor Daniel Jadue

Elisa Loncón’s column underscores how October 5 bridges Chile’s 1988 plebiscite and the 1993 Indigenous Law. The former was a democratic feat that reclaimed freedom; the latter a pioneering legal step to repair historical injustices against Indigenous peoples. Today, those gains are threatened by the far right, whose repressive, anti-rights model endangers democracy and its hard-won achievements.

CIPER linked the “Neuroc” troll account to José Antonio Kast’s campaign after its administrator acknowledged contacts with the candidate’s team. Opposition leaders accused an “army of trolls” and urged prosecutors to summon Kast and investigate alleged manipulation. The case is now before the Public Ministry, fueling a growing crisis for the Republican’s campaign.

The supposed extinction of the Chono people is challenged by genetic and cultural evidence. DNA studies, including Moraga (2013), identify descendants in Chiloé—most notably on Laitec Island. Their legacy survives in local traditions, toponymy, and boatbuilding. Yet the state withholds recognition, creating a paradox in the face of a living heritage.

The breakthrough could transform any field that relies on ultra‑powerful magnets, including aerospace electromagnetic propulsion, power transmission, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear fusion, and superconducting magnetic levitation, or maglev