REMEMBRANCE Everyone needs to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau Yesterday 14:00 At this potentially dark hour, the Holocaust should serve as a message of what could lie ahead, if we continue fan the flames of hatred and fear. by Agustino Fontevecchia
OBITUARY Dictatorship-era torturer ‘El Turco Julián’ dies in jail 26-03-2025 09:59 Former Federal Police officer Julio Héctor Simón, who tortured his victims at the ‘El Olimpo’ clandestine detention centre and commanded task forces entrusted with the abduction and disappearance of persons, dies aged 84 while serving time for three convictions of crimes against humanity.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Argentina to declassify files on Nazis who sought refuge post-World War II 25-03-2025 11:59 Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos confirms that President Javier Milei has ordered the declassification of all official records concerning Nazis who sought refuge in Argentina after World War II, following a request from US Republican Senator Steve Daines back in February.
Holocaust Remembrance Holocaust survivors speak at 80th anniversary ceremony 27-01-2025 15:49 Auschwitz survivors and world leaders gather at the remains of the largest Nazi death camp to commemorate the 80th Holocaust Remembrance Day. It could be the last major anniversary with such a large group of survivors present.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Milei and Trump: On Nazis, outsiders and politicians 25-01-2025 06:21 Trump’s re-election blows wind into the sails of the new right, which is seeking to absolutely dismantle progressivism. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Special Report 'Tell what happened to us' – the last death camp survivors 24-01-2025 13:58 Some 40 survivors of the Nazi camps agreed to talk as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of extermination camps.
RESEARCH Probe to determine if sunken sub off Argentina’s coast is Nazi U-boat 16-04-2024 17:00 Investigative mission to identify wreckage of sunken submarine found off coast of Necochea, Buenos Aires Province, in 2022 begins with deployment of underwater cameras and ROVs; According to naval research group Eslabón Perdido, the remains are likely those of a scuttled Nazi-era U-boat.
REGIONAL ROW Venezuela faces criticism over arrests ahead of vote 22-03-2024 00:21 Argentina leads international criticism of Venezuela over its arrest of two top aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado, a surging rival to President Nicolás Maduro.
POLITICS Rodolfo Barra, ex-justice minister and former pro-Nazi youth, named to top legal post 02-12-2023 17:39 Appointment of Rodolfo Barra, Carlos Menem’s former Justice minister to Javier Milei’s government, sparks rejection and outrage from Jewish organisations. Former official had ties to Tacuara Movement in his youth, a group that expressed pro-Nazi sympathies.
ELECTION 2023: REACTION Maduro slams Milei, says 'neo-Nazi extreme right' won election in Argentina 21-11-2023 17:16 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro brands Javier Milei a "neo-Nazi" following libertarian's victory in Argentina's presidential campaign.
CRIME & SECURITY Clandestine Nazi printing press in San Isidro dismantled by police 13-09-2023 15:39 Federal Police officers seize more than 200 Nazi-orientated publications and book covers after raiding a clandestine printing press installed inside a home in San Isidro. Owner has been arrested after two-year investigation.