Memory in Latin America

...the news headlines include a number of stories that reflect the persistence of a past that is everlasting and does not wish to pass... (Jelin, State Repression and the Struggles for Memory, 2003)

Saturday, 21 May 2011

Peru: RIP Carlos Ivan Degregori

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I'm saddened to hear of the death of Carlos Ivan Degregori, one of the most important writers on the Peruvian conflict and one of the me...

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Argentina: Pacto de Silencio

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A short film on illegal adoption from Argentina (Spanish only):

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Fujimori nunca mas

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Monday, 25 April 2011

Argentina: Witness disappears, reappears

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Last week, an important witness in an ongoing trial was kidnapped in Argentina. Víctor Martínez was a witness to the death of Bishop Carlos ...

Colombia: Impunity

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A trailer for the film Impunity (Juan Jose Lozano and Hollman Morris). Thanks to Narco News for drawing my attention to this.

Saturday, 23 April 2011

News Round-Up

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Argentina President of the Grandmothers, Estela de Carlotta, has had a crucial day in court testifying about the disappearance and murder of...

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Peru: Fujimori anniversaries

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Several anniversaries collide this week. On 5 April 1992, Alberto Fujimori dissolved parliament in the so-called "self-coup" (auto...

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