50th Anniversary 1976 Coup
The liturgy of memory
Every March 24 the same words return to Plaza de Mayo: Memoria, Verdad y Justicia. The march, the banners, the chant — and,...
Jordana TimermanMarch 24, 20260
Escape from a dictatorship death camp: the story of Jaime Dri
When Jaime Dri realized he was being held at the ESMA death camp, one thing became very clear to him: he would never...
Agustin MangoMarch 23, 20260
The Operation Condor files: the poet who led a global search for his granddaughter
The Herald is publishing a special series to mark 50 years since the Operation Condor agreement was signed. The pieces can be viewed...
Juan DecimaMarch 22, 20260
How the military laundered stolen desaparecidos goods
The scene is at the end of the film. Sheltered by darkness, Swiss banker Yvan de Weil patiently listens to an Argentine Army...
Facundo IglesiaMarch 22, 20260
Casinos and Spanish banks: how the military laundered stolen desaparecidos goods
The scene is at the end of the film. Sheltered by darkness, Swiss banker Yvan de Weil patiently listens to an Argentine Army...
Facundo IglesiaMarch 21, 20260
(Dis)Appear, a film about memory, photography, and the Argentine dictatorship
Piotr Cieplak is an author, academic and award-winning filmmaker based in London Repurposed domestic photos of the disappeared have long been one of...
Piotr CieplakMarch 20, 20260
Empty stands: How the Military Junta left a football club without its fanbase
Football clubs are inextricably linked with the neighborhood around them, where murals and graffiti let you know you’re in their home, a holy...
Fernando Romero NunezMarch 20, 20260
UN human rights experts warn of alarming setbacks in Argentina
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the start of the last dictatorship, a group of United Nations human rights experts warned...
Buenos Aires HeraldMarch 20, 20260
How Argentine rock stood up to the dictatorship and gained massive popularity
Fifty years after the military coup of March 24, 1976, the rock scene in Argentina has grown to a dimension that nobody could...
Marcelo Fernandez BitarMarch 19, 20260
50 years on, most Argentines support continuing dictatorship trials
Seven out of ten Argentines have a negative opinion of the last military dictatorship and believe that those who committed atrocities need to...
Martina JaureguyMarch 18, 20260
