Tag: dictatorship

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 23:45 UTC

  Thousands march in Buenos Aires on 50th anniversary of military coup under “Never Again” banner

  

  Tens of thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup that installed Argentina's last military dictatorship, in a day shaped by the dispute between the human rights movement and President Javier Milei's government over how that period is narrated.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Did Volkswagen use slave labor during Brazil's dictatorship?

  

  Brazil's Labor Attorney (MPT) has summoned carmaker Volkswagen for an administrative hearing following reports that the company benefitted from slave labor in the 1970s and 1980s in Santana do Araguaia, in the State of Pará, it was announced Monday.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Former Uruguayan torturer Gilberto Vázquez dies

  

  Retired Uruguayan Colonel Gilberto Vázquez has died Friday while serving a prison sentence for his crimes against humanity during the military regime (1973-1985).

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Chilean dictatorship murderer arrested in Argentina

  

  The Government of Argentina this weekend arrested Chilean fugitive Walter Klug Rivera, who was wanted for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Spanish government takes over Franco's summer palace and its art collection

  

  The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove, and evicted his heirs as part of the leftist government's efforts to erase the legacy of his rule.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 05:26 UTC

  Uruguayan Chancellor avoid describing Venezuela as a dictatorship and clashes with the President Lacalle Pou's policy

  

  A few months ago, Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi, at his rallies as a candidate for the presidency of Uruguay, did not hesitate to describe the Venezuelan government as a dictatorship. However, in an interview this Saturday he affirmed that he “won't say in this role” that the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a dictatorship.

• Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Dutchman sentenced to 40 hours community service for insulting Argentine born Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

  

  Dutchman has been sentenced to 40 hours community service for insulting Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, after branding her the 'daughter of a murderer'.

• Monday, September 23rd 2019 - 10:07 UTC

  Michelle Bachelet says she can't work miracles for Venezuela and its “critical human rights situation”

  

  The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, denounced that her figure is misunderstood in Venezuela’s case. The Chilean president, who published a severe report in July denouncing human rights violations in Venezuela, said that many in that country mistakenly see her as “the virgin Mary, who can work miracles” and solve the humanitarian drama.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine presidential candidate Fernandez favors the Mexico/Uruguay position in the Venezuela conflict

  

  Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday that if he wins the October election he would join Mexico and Uruguay in promoting dialogue with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro names military officers to the truth committee investigating dictatorship disappearances

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday appointed two members of the armed forces to a commission investigating deaths and disappearances during the 1964-81 military dictatorship.