News of dictatorship coup

Open wounds

Today 05:57 Democracy is alive and well despite the wear and tear of over four decades – one consensus still intact despite the increasing polarisation and fragmentation of the political scenario.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Completing memory

Today 05:55 It should be well within the means of libertarians (at all odds with dictatorship in theory at least) to challenge the denialist tag often placed on them and one wonders why they do not make more effort to do so.

by Michael Soltys

50th anniversary of 1976 coup

‘Sadism is not a political ideology nor a strategy of war, but a moral perversion’

Today 05:53 Populism, on the left and on the right, has wrecked havoc, helping to exacerbate the decline of traditional democratic values. It’s a shame that the defence of human rights has become fodder for culture wars and polarisation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

50th anniversary of 1976 coup

Huge crowd floods Plaza de Mayo to mark 50 years since dictatorship coup

24-03-2026 18:19 Tens of thousands of people marched Tuesday in Buenos Aires on a day of remembrance marking 50 years since the coup d’état that installed a bloody dictatorship.

50th anniversary of 1976 coup

Argentina remembers painful legacy of dictatorship as Milei challenges narrative

24-03-2026 08:54 Human rights groups to lead commemorations as Milei government questions long-standing narratives about dictatorship's crimes; Political battle grows over how nation remembers military regime and victims.

50th anniversary of 1976 coup

Voices from the darkness: 20 dictatorship survivors and their tales

23-03-2026 16:43 Half a century after the coup, a look at 20 key survivors who not only lived through the terror, but helped the country understand what happened and prosecute those responsible.

by Darío Silva D'Andrea

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1976 COUP

Survivors recall horror of dictatorship, 50 years on from coup

23-03-2026 14:40 Survivors of Argentina's 1976–1983 dictatorship are representatives of a decimated generation whose stories of torture, death and exile are coming back to life, 50 years after the coup.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP

Football and memory: the dictatorship’s shadow on the game

22-03-2026 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

22-03-2026 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

Editorial

Fifty years after

21-03-2026 00:08 We should remember every day that 50 years ago there was a military dictatorship and count our blessings for a democracy equally capable of electing leftist populism and the far-right libertarian administration now ruling.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COUP

When military coups were normal

21-03-2026 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 coup

Poll shows strong rejection of dictatorship on 50th anniversary of coup

21-03-2026 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

News of dictatorship coup

Open wounds

Completing memory

‘Sadism is not a political ideology nor a strategy of war, but a moral perversion’

Huge crowd floods Plaza de Mayo to mark 50 years since dictatorship coup

Argentina remembers painful legacy of dictatorship as Milei challenges narrative

Voices from the darkness: 20 dictatorship survivors and their tales

Survivors recall horror of dictatorship, 50 years on from coup

Football and memory: the dictatorship’s shadow on the game

50 tales for 50 years: Book collects personal stories of dictatorship’s crimes

Fifty years after

When military coups were normal

Poll shows strong rejection of dictatorship on 50th anniversary of coup

US court overturns US$16-billion judgment against Argentina over YPF seizure

YPF: Argentina gets US$16-billion US judgement tossed on appeal

Milei targets Kicillof after Argentina secures YPF court victory

Argentina rating upgrade hinges on reserve build-up, Fitch says

Milei hails court win, slams opposition in YPF national broadcast

A cuánto cotiza el dólar hoy, viernes 27 de marzo de 2026

Boletín Oficial: el Gobierno designó oficialmente a la nueva jefa de la Oficina Anticorrupción

El gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires avanza con un plan para frenar las construcciones en la Villa 31

Ormuz se descongela: Estados Unidos reporta un aumento de buques y el fin de la parálisis total

Axel Kicillof tras el fallo por YPF: "Milei debería pedir perdón porque siempre apoyó a los fondos buitres"