News of memory

Is no memory sacred?

25-03-2023 06:00 Despite the increasing distance from the 1976 military coup on its 47th anniversary, Memory Day cannot be consigned to the past because it is all about impunity, which also belongs to the present and future. v

HUMAN RIGHTS

'Never again': Demonstrators rally on dictatorship coup anniversary

24-03-2023 19:16 Tens of thousands of people marched on Friday on the 47th anniversary of the 1976 military coup d'état, marking Argentina's National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice.

And that reminds me…

Marching in March

24-03-2023 12:49 There is every reason to keep Memory Day alive for generations to come.

by Michael Soltys

ARGENTINA AT THE OSCARS

Moreno Ocampo: Oscar hopeful 'Argentina, 1985' offers lessons on democracy

09-03-2023 09:03 Luis Moreno Ocampo was just 32 years old and had no trial experience when he was summoned to prosecute the leaders of the military junta as the brutal 1976-1985 dictatorship came to an end – a story retold in Oscar-nominated film 'Argentina, 1985.'

TRIBUTES TO VENEZUELA LEADER

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez remembered on 10th anniversary of his death

06-03-2023 12:14 Supporters of the late leftist president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela paid tribute to him Sunday in an old military barracks housing the remains of the iconic socialist leader on the 10th anniversary of his death.

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Alleged dictatorship torturer Mario Sandoval stands trial, 46 years on

15-09-2022 13:54 Trial of the former police officer Mario Sandoval, extradited from France in 2019 and charged with the disappearance of a young man during Argentina's dictatorship, begins in Buenos Aires.