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Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

US denies entry to Silvia Labayru, a victim of the Argentine dictatorship

Silvia Labayru, a former guerrilla, was denied entry to the U.S. despite having a valid visa, raising concerns about her book's impact.
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
2 weeks ago

'He died alone like a dog. We didn't protect him. I don't like to think about it because I blame myself' Argentina legend Gabriel Batistuta opens up on regrets over 'hero' Diego Maradona

"He loved me. I don't know why, but he loved me. He always said good things about me. He was my hero. Even if I didn't like soccer, I had his poster in my room, and then I played with him."
Juventus
#argentina
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago
Social justice

From testimony and denunciation to irony and humor: A 50-year cultural battle for the memory of the dictatorship in Argentina

Fifty years after Argentina's dictatorship, memory, truth, and justice are threatened, yet cultural expressions continue to address the trauma of genocide.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
World news

Strike over labour reforms brings Argentina's capital to a near-standstill

Mass general strike in Buenos Aires halted transport and services to protest proposed labour reforms that increase work hours, cut severance pay, and ease firings.
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Fate of Argentina's disappeared remains open wound' as more victims identified

Argentina's history of state terror and forced disappearances remains a critical issue, with recent developments highlighting ongoing struggles for truth and justice.
Social justice
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

From testimony and denunciation to irony and humor: A 50-year cultural battle for the memory of the dictatorship in Argentina

Fifty years after Argentina's dictatorship, memory, truth, and justice are threatened, yet cultural expressions continue to address the trauma of genocide.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spain to formally pardon 53 women incarcerated by Franco regime

The board, which had echoes of Ireland's notorious Magdalene laundries, was overseen by Carmen Polo, the wife of the dictator Gen Francisco Franco. Originally founded in 1902 to stamp out sex work, in 1941, two years after the end of the Spanish civil war, its role was extended to clamp down on female behaviour that deviated from norms laid down by the Catholic church.
Madrid food
NYC parents
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Peru to pay $340,000 to the family of Celia Ramos, who died from complications of forced sterilization during the 1990s under President Fujimori's regime.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fears for women's rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

Jose Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women's rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics. As a congressman, Kast voted against divorce when Chile became one of the last countries of the world to legalise it in 2004 and vehemently opposed the legalisation of abortion under limited exceptions when it was passed in 2017.
Social justice
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Bolivia wants to bury the ghost of Che Guevara

This is not a simple administrative issue, but a renewed attempt by the center-right government of Rodrigo Paz to sweep aside the memory of the world's most famous guerrilla fighter, who was assassinated in the Bolivian village of La Higuera in 1967. Since Bolivia's Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) lost power to the new government last year, several attempts have been made to rid the country of Guevara's legacy.
Madrid food
Arts
Margarita Paksa's 1970s video and media work positioned the viewer's body as central to experiencing art as communicative situations, using synthesizers, mirrors, and environmental installations to explore perception and containment.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Argentina passes Milei's controversial labor reform

The reform is part of Milei's free market agenda and aims to boost hiring by loosening employers' liabilities and limiting workers' rights. The law will: Limit the right to strike, Reduce unions' bargaining power, Make it easier for companies to fire workers, Extend probation periods, Curb workers' ability to sue employers upon dismissal, Cut severance pay, which is traditionally high in Argentina, Empower employers to mandate 12-hour workdays (instead of the current eight), Reduce salaries for employees on sick leave.
US politics
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Jose Maria Balcazar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade

Jose Maria Balcazar was elected Peru’s president, replacing an ousted interim leader; he will serve five months and oversee upcoming presidential and legislative elections.
Law
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Rodrigo Mudrovitsch: We perceive a strong disenchantment with human rights among young people'

Rodrigo Mudrovitsch prioritizes engaging youth, climate action, and speeding court processes during his two-year presidency of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

More exploitation, fewer rights': Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws

Argentina's senate prepares to approve labour law reforms that weaken unions, extend working hours to 12, cut severance pay, and allow direct employer-employee negotiations, despite concerns about rising informal employment and job losses.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Lucia Camacho: In the iris business, it's no coincidence that World Foundation has focused on Latin America'

Over the past three years, several Latin American countries have witnessed the arrival of the Orb, a futuristic-looking spherical device used to read irises and capture biometric data. This striking technology, developed by World Foundation and created by Sam Altman, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and CEO of OpenAI, along with its operational partner, Tools for Humanity, has been installed in shopping malls, gas stations, and other locations in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil.
Artificial intelligence
World politics
fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Argentina's election authorities must guarantee the right to a universally accessible secret vote

Argentina's October 2025 legislative elections failed to guarantee secret, private, and non-discriminatory voting for blind, partially sighted, illiterate, and other vulnerable voters.
#peru-politics
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Where's Evo? Missing Morales mystery as Bolivia's ex-president goes to ground

Evo Morales vanished after denouncing a US attack on Venezuela, sparking claims of illness or flight amid political tension and efforts to reinstate the DEA.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 1 Coups

US-backed Cold War interventions in Latin America led to military coups, dictatorships, covert operations, resistance movements, regional repression, and lasting political instability.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Chile's president-elect names staunch abortion opponent as gender equality minister

Judith Marin, 30, was once ejected from Chile's senate by police for screaming return to the Lord during a vote to decriminalise abortion under restricted circumstances. She is an evangelical former student church group president who belonged to the Eagles of Jesus, a far-right Christian group which recruits at universities around the country. Marin has publicly questioned the future of the ministry she will now lead, and defended the natural family the idea that a man and woman head a household.
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