dictatorship

Ex-officers imprisoned for abduction during dictatorship in Uruguay

Published on: December 8, 2022
09:26

Montevideo, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan justice system ordered the imprisonment of two retired military officers on charges of deprivation of liberty and private violence, committed during the dictatorship (1973-1985).

Area occupied by dictatorship’s center probed in Argentina

Published on: July 22, 2022
01:14

Buenos Aires, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Argentinean Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) continues the exploratory probes and excavations in the area occupied by the Puesto Vasco Center, where some 70 people were held during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983).

Uruguayan trade unions against release of dictatorship repressors

Published on: November 2, 2021
11:20

Montevideo, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan union Pit-Cnt joined today the rejection to 'Cabildo Abierto'(Open Lobby) party's project to grant home detention to imprisoned former repressors of past dictatorship (1973-1985).

Chile takes another step towards a new Constitution

Published on: October 8, 2021
14:14

Santiago de Chile, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) After approving its regulations, the Constitutional Convention in Chile on Friday paved the way for the drafting of a Constitution to replace that from the times of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).

Casa de las Americas in Cuba recalled death of Argentinian painter

Published on: September 9, 2021
12:09

Havana, Sept 9 (Prensa Latina) Casa de las Americas (House of the Americas) on Thursday celebrated the 24th anniversary of the death of Argentinian painter Ricardo Carpani, who was committed to social causes by portraying issues such as unemployment and poverty.

Uruguayan prosecutor opposed to closing cases of dictatorship murders

Published on: August 22, 2021
10:50

Montevideo, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The prosecutor for crimes against humanity in Uruguay, Ricardo Perciballe, slammed as unsustainable that the justice system shelved the case of the last mortal victim of the dictatorship in the country.

Cuban president honors revolutionaries assassinated in 1957

Published on: June 30, 2021
12:49

Havana, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday paid tribute to the revolutionaries fighters Salvador Pascual, Floro Vistel and Josue Pais, who were assassinated on June 30, 1957, under the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship (1952-1959).

Uruguay remembers onset of dictatorship 48 years ago

Published on: June 27, 2021
11:44

Montevideo, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The central labor union of Uruguay PIT-CNT evoked today, on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the onset of the civil-military dictatorship, the general strike of that time with the leading role of workers, students and other social organizations.

Chilean film about Pinochet’s dictatorship premiered today

Published on: April 9, 2021
16:59

Santiago de Chile, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Chilean filmmaker Tatiana Gaviola premieres on Friday her most recent film production, 'Mirada Incendiada,' based on the known 'Los Quemados' case, which led to protests against the dictatorship in Chile and abroad.

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