50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP Football and memory: the dictatorship’s shadow on the game Today 00:10 Fifty years after the 1976 coup, the sport continues a long struggle to uncover the fate of the disappeared. by Dan Edwards
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP 50 tales for 50 years: Book collects personal stories of dictatorship’s crimes Today 00:07 'La Retaguardia,' media outlet specialising in coverage of trials probing crimes against humanity during the military dictatorship, has compiled accounts drawn from court files and testimonies given in court. by Giselle Leclercq
50th anniversary of 1976 coup Videla’s confession: Reconstructing the dictatorship Today 00:01 Published in 2012, 'Disposición Final' features an extended interview with military junta leader and former de facto president Jorge Rafael Videla. To mark the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état that brought him to power, we run a translated extract from Ceferino Reato’s historic non-fiction book. by Ceferino Reato
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP When military coups were normal Yesterday 00:07 Two months after the coup, I wrote: “One special danger presented by terrorism of any political colour is its effect on the security forces themselves. Men fighting a treacherous, slippery, hydra-headed foe, which has no scruple as to method, are often tempted to fight back in a similar manner.” by James Neilson
50th anniversary of 1976 coup Anniversary recall Yesterday 00:06 Inviting people to recall their own memories of the 1976 coup excludes around 85 percent of the population – the others have to steer a tricky course between dogmatic echo chambers and broader perspectives. by Michael Soltys
50th anniversary of coup Poll shows strong rejection of dictatorship on 50th anniversary of coup Yesterday 00:01 Survey finds 71% of Argentines hold negative view of dictatorship, only 7% positive; Broad support for human rights trials ahead of March 24 coup anniversary rallies. by James Grainger
HUMAN RIGHTS Human rights office could be moved from ex-ESMA on eve of 50th coup anniversary 25-02-2026 16:11 President Javier Milei’s government analysing moving Argentina’s Human Rights Department from ex-ESMA clandestine detention centre to offices of now defunct Women, Gender and Diversity Ministry; Move would take place in the same month as the 50th anniversary of the 1976 coup, according to reports.