Civic-military dictatorship
Former dictatorship officer gets life in prison for crimes against humanity
Former military officer Jos Ignacio Saravia Day was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the false imprisonment of three soldiers during...
Martina JaureguyJuly 4, 20260
Rest in power, Taty. We will carry on the fight
Buenos Aires Herald editorial Honoring the life and struggle of Mother of Plaza de Mayo Lidia Stella Mercedes Taty Almeida, who passed away...
Buenos Aires HeraldJune 15, 20260
The disappeared: What we knew and what we still dont
There are two fundamental questions we must ask ourselves about Argentina’s last dictatorship: What did Argentine society know about the people who were...
Emilio CrenzelMay 4, 20260
Mother of Plaza de Mayo Visitación de Loyola dies at 101
Mother of Plaza de Mayo Visitación Folgueiras de Loyola passed away on Sunday at 101 after suffering a stroke a week ago, the...
Buenos Aires HeraldApril 20, 20260
The Abuelas created a movement. Their grandchildren are ready to carry the torch
It was April 1977 when the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group of women who were searching for their sons and daughters...
Coco MuroMarch 25, 20260
The 1976 coup wasnt unprecedented. The brutality that followed made it a turning point
Gabriela Águila is a historian at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario and CONICET specializing in the 1976-1983 dictatorship When the armed forces overthrew...
Gabriela AguilaMarch 25, 20260
Five numbers that show how the dictatorship affects Argentina to this day
Reporting by Veronica Smink and Juan Décima For most of the world, Argentina’s last dictatorship can seem like something from the distant past. ...
Buenos Aires HeraldMarch 24, 20260
The 1976 coup wasnt unprecedented. What followed made it a turning point
Gabriela Águila is a historian at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario and CONICET specializing in the 1976-1983 dictatorship When the armed forces overthrew...
Gabriela AguilaMarch 24, 20260
He saw dictatorship officers torture and kill. Mileis denialism has made him want to tell his story
Omar Torres is 74 and resides in Salta. He lives off a modest pension and admits that he struggles to make ends meet....
David CorreaDecember 15, 20250
Argentine human rights secretary denies dictatorship disappeared 30,000 victims
For the first time in history, an Argentine human rights secretary has publicly denied the number of 30,000 disappeared victims of the last...
Buenos Aires HeraldNovember 14, 20250
