Tag: Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo

• Friday, May 17th 2013 - 17:58 UTC

  Argentine ex-military dictator sentenced to life, Jorge Videla dies in jail cell

  

  Jorge Rafael Videla, a former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a “dirty war” dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87.

• Sunday, June 19th 2011 - 23:10 UTC

  Clarin family yields to growing pressure from Argentine government

  

  The adopted children of the influential Argentine media conglomerate ‘Clarin’ have agreed to have their blood drawn for DNA analysis. Blood samples from siblings Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera will be checked at Argentina’s National Genetic Data Bank (BNDG).