Around the World in 8 Minutes: Argentines honor martyrs of coup
In this episode of Around the World in 8 minutes, we look at the National Day of Remembrance in Argentina which marks the anniversary of the US-backed coup in 1976. We also look at the latest in the legal proceedings against Algerian journalist Khalid Drareni and the persecution of anti-racism activists in the United States
Argentines commemorate the victims of the US-backed military dictatorship
On the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, Argentines paid homage to the 30,000 victims of the last civic-military dictatorship from their homes and social networks due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
The Night of the Pencils
On September 16, 1976, ten high school students in La Plata, Argentina were kidnapped and brought to a clandestine torture center, only four survived
Social organizations condemn legal persecution of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
Authorities had scheduled an audit of the archives of the association of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo on April 15. The organization claimed that this was a politically motivated attempt to illegally confiscate these historic archives that chronicle the brutalities of the Argentine dictatorship
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
