Dictatorship
March 24, 1976: the day Argentinas darkest period began
It was the early hours of Wednesday, March 24, 1976. Outside, it was dark. Sunrise was still several hours away when the voice...
Martina JaureguyMarch 24, 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
Identities of two dictatorship victims found in La Perla detention center announced
The identities of two of the 12 dictatorship victims identified during excavations at the former clandestine detention center known as La Perla in...
Martina JaureguyMarch 13, 20260
Forensic anthropologists identify 12 bodies found in dictatorship detention center
The Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF, for its Spanish initials) has identified 12 bodies that were found during an excavation at the...
Martina JaureguyMarch 12, 20260
Dictatorship obstetrician Jorge Antonio Bergés dies at 83
Former Buenos Aires province Police medic Jorge Antonio Bergés, known as the “dictatorship obstetrician,” died at 83, human rights activists announced on Tuesday....
Martina JaureguyFebruary 11, 20260
We choose to die: new trial set to investigate infamous dictatorship massacre
“You don’t kill us. We choose to die.” María Victoria Walsh, daughter of famed author and journalist Rodolfo Walsh, famously uttered these words...
Martina JaureguyFebruary 7, 20260
Wagner Moura becomes first Brazilian to win Golden Globe for Best Actor
Actor Wagner Moura became the first Brazilian to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama on Sunday for his role...
Buenos Aires HeraldJanuary 12, 20260
New search for desaparecidos sparks hope and heartache in Tucumán: ‘So many unanswered questions’
Claudia Fote’s father was Fortunato Leandro Fote, a sugarcane union leader who was disappeared by the dictatorship in Tucumán on December 1, 1976....
David CorreaNovember 2, 20250
