Thousands of Chileans continue to protest to demand that the government take urgent action to find the 72-year-old environmentalist alive, who has been missing for months after receiving harassment and multiple threats, in the midst of a land conflict with forestry companies. teleSUR
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00:00In Chile, several social organizations hold new protests on Friday in several cities,
00:05six months after the forced disappearance of the Mapuche environmental defender, Julia Junil Catricura.
00:11The organization's demand continued justice and concrete actions by the Chilean state
00:18after the disappearance of the outstanding Mapuche territorial defender.
00:23They also denounce irregularities in the investigation process,
00:26such as the lack of protection of the site of the event
00:29and the lack of judicial action against the businessman pointed out by the family as the main suspect.
00:37The leader, Julia Junil Catricura, had denounced threats, harassment and pressure to abandon the struggle.
00:43We are marching six months after the forced disappearance of Julia Junil, Mapuche leader,
00:58and in defense of the environment.
01:01This march is to alert the international and national community
01:06about the implementation of repressive policies by the business community
01:11with the complicity of the current government.
01:14The disappearance of Julia Junil is part of a strategy to intimidate nature defenders,
01:22human rights defenders, and indigenous communities who oppose the expansion of the assaults on their territories
01:30and resources.
01:32Julia's disappearance is compounded by the bill that is being discussed in parliament
01:38by the same salmon businessmen, together with the fishing and salmon sector of our country,
01:45which seeks to criminalize and silence environmental organizations,
01:51indigenous communities, and human rights organizations.
01:55Only unity and struggle will allow us to stop the corporate offensive
02:00that seeks to eliminate the right to free opinion and the organization in our country.
02:09This lady is missing, and this is a lie.
02:12Never again.
02:13The human rights program has not done anything to find her,
02:17and to be truthful, and to do justice.
02:19That is what we want.