News of disappeared

Argentines take to streets, marking 46th anniversary of 1976 military coup

24-03-2022 22:00 Tens of thousands of Argentines march to the Plaza de Mayo on the 46th anniversary of the coup that installed the brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Judge leading probe into Facundo Castro's disappearance removed from case

29-12-2021 15:12 Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation has removed judge overseeing probe into disappearance and death of Facundo Astudillo Castro from the investigation.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights groups rename street at ex-ESMA for disappeared

04-09-2021 10:35 Government and human rights organisations rename street at ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School to remember those disappeared at the hands of Argentina's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Venezuelan exodus

NGO: Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in 5 years

24-06-2021 09:50 At least 1,933 Venezuelan migrants were killed in Colombia between 2015 and 2020, and another 836 are "considered missing," reports Colombian NGO

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Phones and patrol cars: Probe into Facundo Castro’s death, one year on

06-05-2021 15:36 22-year-old Facundo Astudillo Castro went missing at the end of April 2020, at the height of the coronavirus lockdown. His body was found more than three months later. A year on from his initial disappearance, the investigation into the youngster’s disappearance is still ongoing, with two telephones at the heart of the probe.

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Autopsy: Facundo Astudillo Castro's death was 'violent,' caused by 'drowning'

02-10-2020 14:55 Forensic experts conclude late 22-year-old died of “asphyxia by submersion,” adding it was not possible to determine if the young man’s death was a homicide due to “advanced skeletonisation of corpse.” No evidence of third-party involvement, nor that body was moved after death.

by James Grainger

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Protesters rally in capital to demand justice for Facundo Castro

04-09-2020 02:50 Protest held one day after forensic experts confirm remains of a body found in a rural area of Buenos Aires Province belong to Castro, a 22-year-old who had been missing for more than 100 days.

FACUNDO ASTUDILLO CASTRO

Judge confirms found remains belong to Facundo Astudillo Castro

03-09-2020 04:11 Bahía Blanca Federal Judge María Gabriela Marrón confirms remains of a skeleton found earlier this month belong to missing 22-year-old, who was last seen alive on April 30.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Reports: Autopsy results show found remains belong to Facundo Castro

31-08-2020 19:25 Multiple local news outlets report that remains found in Villarino, near Bahía Blanca, are from body of missing 22-year-old, who was last seen alive on April 30.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Fernández promises Facundo Castro's mother there will be 'no cover-up'

17-08-2020 16:29 President Alberto Fernández calls mother of missing 22-year-old Facundo Castro and vows there will be no cover-up, should the unidentified body found over the weekend prove to be her missing son's.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Search for Facundo Castro: Mother says she has no hope of finding him alive

06-08-2020 17:13 Cristina Castro says she has "no hope" her son will be found alive, as investigators uncover items in search for missing 22-year-old.

Global pandemic

Peru says over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

28-07-2020 00:15 A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since Covid-19 confinement began, according to officials.

80 days missing

Search for Facundo Castro: New witnesses, mobile phone signal and DNA tests

21-07-2020 00:13 Search for missing 22-year-old, who was last seen on April 30 walking along Route 3 between Pedro Luro and Bahía Blanca when he was detained by Buenos Aires provincial police officers in Mayor Buratovich, advances.

by Leonardo Nieva

News of disappeared

Argentines take to streets, marking 46th anniversary of 1976 military coup

Judge leading probe into Facundo Castro's disappearance removed from case

Human rights groups rename street at ex-ESMA for disappeared

NGO: Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in 5 years

Phones and patrol cars: Probe into Facundo Castro’s death, one year on

Autopsy: Facundo Astudillo Castro's death was 'violent,' caused by 'drowning'

Protesters rally in capital to demand justice for Facundo Castro

Judge confirms found remains belong to Facundo Astudillo Castro

Reports: Autopsy results show found remains belong to Facundo Castro

Fernández promises Facundo Castro's mother there will be 'no cover-up'

Search for Facundo Castro: Mother says she has no hope of finding him alive

Peru says over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

Search for Facundo Castro: New witnesses, mobile phone signal and DNA tests

Economy Minister Martín Guzmán resigns from government

Guzmán resigns as coalition divisions grow

Cristina achieves her goal: sacking Alberto's economic team

Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba

Miguel Etchecolatz, unrepentant dictatorship-era torturer and killer, dies at 93

Recuperándose de una operación, Fernando Iglesias también "fue visitado por el Presidente"

Jair Bolsonaro probó alfajores argentinos y eligió su favorito: "Muy bueno, Viva Argentina"

Jorge Asís: "El presidente malherido se resiste a consultar a la señora vicepresidenta"

Razones del portazo: Alberto Fernández se habría negado a terminar con el manejo K de Energía

De Massa a Melconian: los nombres en danza para reemplazar a Guzmán