A Promise to the Dead: Interview with Ariel Dorfman
Photos courtesy of Festival de Cine Derechos Humanos Novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, critic and human rights activist. The man himself was present at the first Argentine screening of ‘A...
View ArticleChilean Court Confirms Allende Suicide on 39th Anniversary of Coup
A Chilean court has ended its investigation into the death of former President Salvador Allende confirming that the leader took his own life during the coup on 11th September 1973. An appeals court in...
View ArticleChile: Amnesty International Demands Justice on Coup’s 40th Anniversary
Augusto Pinochet and his wife Lucía Hiriart (photo: Chilean Congress Library) Yesterday, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Amnesty International handed over a petition...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Salvador Allende – The President That Did Not Surrender
“…I’m certain that the seed we have sown in the dignified conscience of thousands and thousands of Chileans will not be shrivelled forever. They have the strength, they may overcome us, but social...
View ArticleLatin America News Roundup: 8th January 2014
President Nicolás Maduro addresses the governors and mayors at the government house (Photo: AVN/Télam/dsl) Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro called for the creation of a “model of democratic...
View ArticleOn Now: Allende, Death of a President
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the death of Chilean president Salvador Allende, during the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. What better excuse for an outing to the theatre, to see a play...
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