News of disappeared

Forensic experts identify remains of law student who disappeared in 1977

09-04-2025 11:13 Activist and law student Virginia Beatriz Tempone, 21, was abducted and forcibly disappeared in Mar del Plata in 1977 during the dictatorship’s time in power.

Human Rights

‘The truth continues to come to light’ – Abuelas find another grandchild

22-01-2025 17:45 Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo celebrate the discovery of “139th grandchild,” continuing their long quest to reunite families broken up by the murderous military dictatorship’s abduction scheme. “The truth about the crimes “continues to come to light,” says Estela de Carlotto.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announce discovery of 'grandchild number 139'

21-01-2025 12:26 Human rights group announces press conference at the Casa de la Identidad to reveal details of latest discovery.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Abuelas announce discovery of 138th child taken by dictatorship

27-12-2024 20:50 Human rights group Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo confirms they have found the 138th missing grandchild snatched by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Almost 50 years on, French families still seeking answers about disappeared relatives

22-11-2024 11:14 Almost 50 years on, families are still seeking answers about French citizens who disappeared in Argentina in the late 1970s, during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship’s reign of terror. Last week’s visit to Buenos Aires by French President Emmanuel Macron put the topic back on the agenda.

HUMAN RIGHTS

30,000? The debate about how many were disappeared in Argentina

10-08-2024 06:55 How many people went missing in Argentina in total as victims of state terrorism and forced disappearances during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship? And why is it important to differentiate between those categories in order to clear up debates, even when installed due to cruelty or cynicism? Why does the canonic figure of 30,000 continue to be so powerful? And what can academic research contribute?

Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña

Aunt of missing five-year-old child Loan testifies he was ‘run over’

29-06-2024 15:23 Confession delivers unexpected twist in missing child case; Loan Danilo Peña, last seen two weeks ago, was “run over” by ex-Navy officer Carlos Pérez and ex-municipal employee María Victoria Caillava, says aunt; Police believe body may have been buried in cover-up.

POLITICS

Milei reopens debate about dictatorship, Armed Forces

04-04-2024 18:51 President enrages human rights groups by questioning estimate of those disappeared by junta’s security forces and calls for “reconciliation” of the military in Argentina.

POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

29-03-2024 21:02 He headed the dreaded “underground” of the ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp. Convicted for crimes against humanity, Alberto González was also the first dictatorship-era criminal to be sentenced for rape. He is also the mentor of Argentina’s Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.

by Juan Luis González

24 de MARZO

Milei government casts doubt over dictatorship crimes

24-03-2024 18:49 Milei administration echoes vice-president's line, demanding justice for "the victims of terrorism" during military dictatorship era and questioning 30,000 disappeared estimate from human rights groups.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentines send message with march in memory of dictatorship

24-03-2024 17:03 Huge crowds head to Plaza de Mayo to mark the 48th anniversary of the coup d'état that brought Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship to power, resulting in the disappearance, exile and execution of tens of thousands of people in secret death camps across the country.

National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice

Boca and River pay tribute to disappeared club members

20-03-2024 15:56 Football being one of the standards of identity, both clubs shared the initiative to raise the flags of memory, truth and justice.

by Claudio Gómez

Human rights

Victoria Donda’s uncle sentenced to 15 years jail for her dictatorship abduction

04-03-2024 21:51 Retired military officer Adolfo Donda sentenced to 15 years in prison as co-perpetrator of the abduction of his niece, politician Victoria Donda, during dark days of 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Human rights

Protesters in Buenos Aires admonish incoming government’s ‘denialism’

24-11-2023 16:53 Activists join weekly Madres de Plaza de Mayo march to admonish Javier Milei and Victoria Villarruel over their “denialism” of state terrorism during 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Human rights

Carlotto wants Milei to ‘respect search for grandchildren’

20-11-2023 17:35 Leader of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo human rights group says that she will request a meeting with libertarian leader Javier Milei and demand that her organisation's “search for our grandchildren” is respected.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others

19-09-2023 16:34 Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber dismissed appeals by 40 individuals convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in jail.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Dictator Pinochet looms large over Chile 50 years after coup

07-09-2023 12:04 Augusto Pinochet suspended democracy using military force to overthrow a popularly-elected president and rule Chile with an iron grip that saw thousands of his subjects tortured and killed. Yet, 50 years after his power grab, and despite a brutal legacy, the general continues to inspire admiration rather than condemnation among many.

HUMAN RIGHTS

50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for 'disappeared' sons

01-09-2023 17:53 A National Plan for the Search for the Disappeared was recently launched by the government of President Gabriel Boric, in the first coordinated attempt by the Chilean state to establish the conditions and circumstances in which each disappeared.

News of disappeared

Forensic experts identify remains of law student who disappeared in 1977

‘The truth continues to come to light’ – Abuelas find another grandchild

Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announce discovery of 'grandchild number 139'

Abuelas announce discovery of 138th child taken by dictatorship

Almost 50 years on, French families still seeking answers about disappeared relatives

30,000? The debate about how many were disappeared in Argentina

Aunt of missing five-year-old child Loan testifies he was ‘run over’

Milei reopens debate about dictatorship, Armed Forces

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

Milei government casts doubt over dictatorship crimes

Argentines send message with march in memory of dictatorship

Boca and River pay tribute to disappeared club members

Victoria Donda’s uncle sentenced to 15 years jail for her dictatorship abduction

Protesters in Buenos Aires admonish incoming government’s ‘denialism’

Carlotto wants Milei to ‘respect search for grandchildren’

Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others

Dictator Pinochet looms large over Chile 50 years after coup

50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for 'disappeared' sons

Argentina must turn over 51% stake in YPF, US judge rules

Milei makes waves by taking his dog Conan to interview

INDEC statistics body reveals how many dollars Argentines have stashed away

EU to present Mercosur trade deal 'in coming days'

Labour court strikes down Milei decree restricting right to strike

Encuesta: cómo se posiciona La Libertad Avanza para octubre y quién debería liderar el peronismo

La Justicia de EE UU ordenó a Argentina entregar el 51% de las acciones de YPF a los beneficiarios del fallo

Los bancos digitales ganan terreno y se aprestan a destronar un gigante del mercado tradicional

Hacer política a las puteadas: ¿Que harán los periodistas calificados de "mierda" por Javier Milei?

JP Morgan, crítico con Milei, aconseja salir de la deuda argentina al menos hasta las elecciones de octubre