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People’s court tries journalists who defended dictatorship
The Madres de Plaza de Mayo, a pressure group made up of mothers of those ‘disappeared’ during the military dictatorship, organised a symbolic trial in central Buenos Aires of journalists who justified the junta of 1976-83
Twenty five years for Argentina’s last dictator
Reynaldo Bignone, Argentina’s last de facto ruler, spent his first night in prison yesterday after being found guilty of crimes committed during the dictatorship. Bignone, 82, was the country’s last military ruler before the return to democracy in 1983. A Buenos Aires court found him guilty of human rights abuses committed in 1977 at the [...]
Argentina and China in trade dispute over soya oil
Argentina and China are locked in a growing trade dispute after the Chinese government said it plans to boycott imports of soya oil from Argentina.
Argentina to see biggest anti-British protests for years
Argentina to see biggest anti-British protests for years
Argentinian veterans plan protests at Falklands oil rig
Former fighters in 1982 conflict accuse Britain of ‘piracy’
The 10p cocaine byproduct turning Argentina’s slum children into the living dead
A generation of parents in Buenos Aires can only watch in despair as their sons and daughters are consumed by paco, a lethally cheap drug
‘Systematic’ Human Rights Abuses in Argentina’s Prison System
The violent deaths of four inmates in Argentine prisons in the past few weeks has confirmed the ‘systematic’ violation of human rights in the country’s penal system according to human rights groups. A new report by the Coordinating Committee against Police and Institutional Repression (CORREPI), an organisation for families of the victims of police brutality, [...]
Argentina ‘death flights’ pilot to stand trial
An Argentine pilot suspected of flying “death flights” under that country’s former dictatorship has dropped his fight against extradition from Spain, agreeing to stand trial in Argentina.
Judge blocks Latin America’s first gay marriage
A judge has put a stop to Latin America’s first gay marriage just 24 hours before the ceremony was due to take place. Instead of exchanging vows, Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello will instead lead a protest outside the registry office where they had hoped to become husband and husband. “They are shocked [...]
Abuse case divides Argentina’s veteran community
Argentina veterans are in conflict over the prosecution of over 70 former Argentine army officers who are accused of crimes against humanity for the alleged abuse, torture and, in one case, murder of their own troops during the 1982 Falkands war with Britain.
