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Chile´s CUECH pays tribute to victims of Pinochet dictatorship

Published on: August 2, 2023
15:46

Santiago de Chile, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The Consortium of Chilean State Universities (CUECH) on Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and warned about attempts of some sectors to justify the 1973 coup d'état.

Unpublished photos of coup d’état to be exhibited in Chile

Published on: August 2, 2023
00:15

Santiago, Chile, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The Museum of Memory announced an exhibition of images never seen before in Chile, which were taken before, during and after the 1973 coup d'état by Dutch photographer Chas Gerretsen.

Lack of information to identify missing women in Uruguay

Published on: July 25, 2023
00:45

Montevideo, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) The information available to identify 18 women among 40 missing detainees in Uruguay is insufficient, the prosecutor specializing in Crimes against Humanity, Ricardo Perciballe, said.

Trial for crimes against humanity in Argentina comes to an end

Published on: July 24, 2023
08:26

Buenos Aires, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Oral Court 2 in Mendoza will host the last day of a trial against former Army officer Mario Guillermo Ocampo for crimes against humanity perpetrated during the last dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983).

Excavations resume in Uruguay in search of missing detainees

Published on: July 24, 2023
08:18

Montevideo, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Excavations in search of disappeared detainees restarted today in the grounds of the 14th Battalion of the Uruguayan Army, where other victims of the dictatorship that ruled here from 1973 to 1985 are presumed to be buried.

Cuban combatant recalls actions against Batista’s dictatorship

Published on: July 21, 2023
16:12

Havana, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Retired Rear Admiral Jose Luis Cuza on Friday gave a speech at the Jose Marti National Library on the 70th anniversary of the assault on both Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks.

Chile´s USACH OKs new website to recall the coup against Allende

Published on: July 6, 2023
16:55

Santiago de Chile, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) on Thursday launched a new website for the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état that seeks to keep alive the memory of the horrors committed by the dictatorship.

Trial for crimes against humanity in Uruguay ready for sentencing

Published on: May 13, 2023
10:47

Montevideo, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The second trial in oral and public format on crimes against humanity committed during the civil-military dictatorship (1973-1985) is ready for sentencing in Uruguay, it was announced today.

Chile and Germany to create memorial site at former Colonia Dignidad

Published on: April 20, 2023
10:08

Santiago de Chile, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Chile and Germany plan to establish a space for memory in the former Colonia Dignidad, and to repair the damage caused to the victims of human rights violations there.

Search for those who missed during dictatorship in Uruguay persists

Published on: January 17, 2023
08:48

Montevideo, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Association of Former Political Prisoners (CRYSOL) on Tuesday persists in searching for those missing during the dictatorship in Uruguay.

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