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Argentina: prison terms for Operation Condor
Text Argentina's last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, and other former military officers were sentenced to prison for their roles in Operation Condor in the 1970s.argentina.jpg.gifArgentina’s last...
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Ex-lieutenant found liable for Victor Jara slaying
Text A federal jury in Florida found former Chilean lieutenant Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez liable for the 1973 detention, torture and execution of folksinger Víctor Jara.chile_sm.jpg.gifA six-person...
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Argentina: denialism amid 'dirty war' revelations
Text Following declassification of new documents related to Argentina's "dirty war," President Mauricio Macri is facing angry protests over dismissive comments on the bloody era.argentina.jpg.gifIn...
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Argentina: ex-general gets life in 'dirty war' trial
Text A court in the Argentine province of Córdoba handed life sentences to 28 former military officers over "crimes against humanity" committed under the dictatorship.argentina.jpg.gifA court in the...
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Argentina: ex-judges get life for crimes against humanity
Text A court in the Argentine province of Mendoza sentenced four former federal judges to life in prison for crimes against humanity carried out during the country's 1976-1983 dictatorship. The judges...
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Argentina: protests over 'disappeared' activist
Text Tens of thousands of Argentines held protests across the country, demanding answers one month after the disappearance of an indigenous rights activist. Demonstrators held photos of Santiago...
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Argentina: 48 ex-officers sentenced in 'dirty war'
Text An Argentine judicial panel sentenced 29 former officials to life in prison, and 19 to between 8-25 years for murder and torture during the military junta's 1976-1983 "Dirty War." The sentencing...
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Peru: Fujimori pardon revoked; struggle continues
Text Peru's Supreme Court revoked the pardon of ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori, ordering him back to prison. His supporters in Congress are drafting a law to make the pardon permanent, but this is on...
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Italy hands down sentences in 'Operation Condor'
Text An appeals court in Rome sentenced 24 to life in prison, including former senior officials of the military dictatorships in Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. The...
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Uruguay: mass march against militarization
Text Some 60,000 marched in Montevideo against the "Vivir sin Miedo" (Live Without Fear) campaign, an anti-crime initiative that goes before the voters in this week's elections in Uruguay. The...
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