On Friday, February 20, the 2nd Williche Seaweeds and Coastal Spaces Festival will take place in Achao – Quinchao (Chiloé). The event brings together 25 communities focusing on nine ECMPO applications, showcasing ancestral gastronomy, music, and territorial defense while fostering a cultural, economic, and environmental perspective with national reach. The culinary segment will prominently feature traditional dishes from Chono, Williche, and Chilote cultures.

Media outlets in Argentina confirmed the second-instance ruling from the courts revoking the political asylum of Galvarino Apablaza, a former Chilean guerrilla accused of involvement in the assassination of Jaime Guzmán in 1991. Apablaza, who claims his innocence and asserts that he is being persecuted, may now face extradition proceedings.

Enrique Lemus, a veteran leader of the neonazi association Núcleo Nacional, has registered the political party Noviembre Nacional. This new formation shares its headquarters and symbols with the far-right group that unites Francoists and Nazis, which is currently under investigation for hate crimes.

Codelco has removed senior executives due to discrepancies in reports following an accident at El Teniente. An internal audit revealed the concealment of technical information. These actions come after the tragedy in the El Teniente Division that resulted in six fatalities last July.

After the passing of Nikola Tesla, it was John G. Trump—uncle of former President Donald Trump—who reviewed the scientific documents of the famed inventor, sparking curiosity about their historical connection.

The Council of Ministers has declared the Humboldt Penguin a Natural Monument, prohibiting its capture and mistreatment throughout Chile. This measure, which garnered a record 9,000 public observations, aims to protect this endemic species recently reclassified as "Endangered," with a population decline exceeding 80% in recent decades.

The Climate Science and Resilience Center (CR2) lost its state funding despite receiving the third-best scientific evaluation in the National Interest Centers competition. A National Panel placed it in second-to-last among applicants with a score of 4.17, contradicting its own written evaluation that deemed the proposal "highly impressive," raising questions about the traceability of the process.

The Servel has announced the dissolution of the Democrats and Amarillos, parties that emerged from the 2022 constitutional rejection. With poor electoral results (0.17% and 0.82% in municipal elections), their leaders Ximena Rincón and Andrés Jouannet have joined President Kast's cabinet, closing a five-year chapter.

CUT commemorated 73 years of history reaffirming its unity and autonomy in the face of right-wing offensives. The legacy of its founder, Clotario Blest, inspires the current struggle for labor rights and the defense of human rights.

A study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice evaluated 84% of the inmates at Punta Peuco using Robert Hare's test. It constitutes the first direct scientific study on human rights violators in Chile and reveals a key finding: the assessed individuals scored an average nearly identical to common offenders, but exhibited less impulsivity, while showing exceptionally high levels of emotional coldness, manipulation, and absence of guilt.