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Elsa Pavón, first Grandmother of Paza de Mayo to recover stolen grandchild, dies

Elsa Pavón, the first member of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo to recover a grandchild stolen during Argentina’s last military dictatorship, died...

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Eight dictatorship victims identified in Córdoba death camp

Judicial authorities in Córdoba province announced the identification of eight victims of the military dictatorship whose remains were found at the La Calera...

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EAAF identifies dictatorship victim buried in Tucumán mass grave

The remains of Carlos Rafael Medina, a victim of Argentina’s last dictatorship who was kidnapped in 1976, were identified last week after being...

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Forensic anthropologists identify disappeared dictatorship victim in Mendoza

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF, by its Spanish initials) identified the remains of Carlos Simón Poblete, a man who was forcibly disappeared...

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Twenty years without Jorge Julio López, the man who disappeared twice

In the early hours of September 18, 2006, Jorge Julio López, a humble 76-year-old retired builder, left his home in La Plata. He...

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‘They are still writing’: 50 years of the ‘Night of the Pencils’ kidnappings

“We’re already dead. But every New Year’s Eve, raise your glass for us.” Claudia Falcone was 16 when she said goodbye to her...

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Former Molinos manager goes on trial over dictatorship kidnappings

A court in La Plata will try a former manager of Molinos Río de la Plata, one of the companies accused of collaborating...