Eric Zolov, Author at The Statesman

A final letter from Santiago, in photos

Eric ZolovMultimediaDecember 5, 2019December 8, 2019

A collection of photos taken by Eric Zolov of the recent turmoil encompassing Santiago, Chile. The protest movement resulted in crumbling infrastructure and blind protesters.

A final letter from Santiago

Eric ZolovOpinions Top StoryDecember 4, 2019December 5, 2019

“Tu normalidad es privilegio,” is graffitied over an entire wall along the Nueva Providencia Avenue in downtown Santiago. After six weeks of nearly continuous street protests and a growing tally of the dead and wounded, the debate over “a return to normalcy” has taken center stage here in Chile.

Pictures from Santiago, Chile

Eric ZolovMultimediaOctober 28, 2019October 28, 2019

All photos and captions were taken by Eric Zolov, a Stony Brook professor caught in the country’s civil unrest which broke out over a week ago.

Another letter from Santiago: A cataclysmic week in Chile

Eric ZolovOpinionsOctober 27, 2019October 27, 2019

“Ta-ta, ta, ta, ta.” That’s the beat of protest, heard at random on the streets. It grows louder as one approaches the center, and reverberates off apartment buildings in the evenings following the start of a curfew. A simple banging of a spoon on a pot: the symbol of a peaceful protest.

A letter from Santiago

Eric ZolovOpinions Top StoryOctober 21, 2019October 21, 2019

We’re living in a different country from that of last Thursday. No one saw this coming. The media, colleagues and friends — everyone is trying to come to terms with what happened, what it means and where the country goes from here.