Fifty years on, the toll is not only felt in the ongoing search for victims’ remains and stolen children, but also in the ruthless economic consequences
Human rights
Five numbers that show how the dictatorship affects Argentina to this day
Escape from a dictatorship death camp: the story of Jaime Dri
Captured in Uruguay and later brought to Argentina, Dri managed to outwit his captors and become the only person to successfully flee ESMA and survive
The Operation Condor files: the poet who led a global search for his granddaughter
Macarena Gelman was 23 when she discovered the truth of how the Argentine dictatorship had devastated her family
The massive thefts committed by dictatorship officers are crimes the Argentine judiciary has only recently begun to investigate in full
(Dis)Appear, a film about memory, photography, and the Argentine dictatorship
The Herald is hosting the documentary in the wake of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 coup
Empty stands: How the Military Junta left a football club without its fanbase
Fifty years ago, the eradication of an informal settlement in Bajo Belgrano left 298 families without a home, and Club Atlético Excursionistas without its supporters
UN human rights experts warn of ‘alarming setbacks’ in Argentina
The group warned the country is losing its position as world leader regarding the fight for memory, truth and justice amid President Javier Milei’s ‘regressive’ policies
Identification of desaparecidos at La Perla sparks ‘bittersweet relief’ for relatives
Córdoba’s justice system released the identity of 11 of 12 sets of remains identified in the concentration camp
How Argentine rock stood up to the dictatorship and gained massive popularity
Many artists sought exile in Mexico and Spain during the 70’s. Those who stayed began to use cryptic metaphors in their lyrics to criticize the military