From the BBC..
Two of the worst oppressors during Argentina’s military rule - known as the Dirty War - have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Antonio Bussi, 82, and Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 81, were sent to prison for the kidnapping and disappearance of a former senator in April 1976.
The two generals were senior members of the military [...]

From the BBC…
An Argentine ex-army officer has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists.
Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 80, was found guilty along with seven others of the crimes.
Prosecutors say the victims were dumped in the street to make it look like they died in a shoot-out.
Menendez [...]

El-Matador…

I can’t wait to get my hands on this film…

Mariana Viturro, St. Peter’s Housing Committee activist and pro-Palestinian campaigner…

Lilac Alley, San Francisco…

From Al-Jazeera…
A Roman Catholic priest has gone on trial in Argentina charged with involvement in kidnappings, murder and torture while the country was under military rule from 1976 to 1983.
Heavy security surrounded the courthouse in La Plata as the trial got under way on Thursday, with defendant Christian Von Wernich wearing a bullet-proof vest.
The [...]

Good news…
A court in Argentina has overturned a 1990 pardon given to two former military dictators saying they must continue to serve life sentences for human rights abuses.
Jorge Videla, a former president, and Eduardo Massera, a navy chief, were leaders of the junta that waged a “dirty war” against political opponents in the late 1970s [...]

From Al-Jazeera…
Argentine teachers have held a one-day nationwide strike after a high school chemistry teacher was killed by police last week during a protest over pay in the southern province of Neuquen.
In Buenos Aires, the capital, workers at banks, hospitals, government offices, and public transportation joined the strike for an hour on Monday afternoon.
Police in [...]