There has long been suspicion that Chile’s military dictatorship poisoned the nation’s most famous poet. A decade-long investigation has produced tantalizing clues, but nothing more.
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Who Is Gabriel Boric, Chile’s Next President?
Mr. Boric, 35, is now the most prominent face of a generation of Chileans who are calling for a break with the past.
Lucía Hiriart, Powerful Wife of Chile’s Dictator, Dies at 98
Her husband, Augusto Pinochet, acknowledged that she had pushed him to participate in the 1973 coup that brought him to power in 1973.
Stolen at Birth, Chilean Adoptees Uncover Their Past
Hundreds of Chileans adopted abroad have learned that they were trafficked. Investigators believe thousands of children may have been taken from their parents during Chile’s dictatorship.
Spanish Court Targets Chilean Bank Tied to Pinochet
Spurred by victims of Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s regime, the court has reopened an investigation into whether Banco de Chile helped the former Chilean dictator launder money.
From Colombia to U.S., Police Violence Pushes Protests Into Mass Movements
In Colombia, and many other countries, security forces’ attacks on protesters have led to nationwide reckonings with injustice.
From Colombia to U.S., Police Violence Pushes Protests Into Mass Movements
In Colombia, and many other countries, security forces’ attacks on protesters have led to nationwide reckonings with injustice.
What Is Universal Jurisdiction?
Universal jurisdiction, the idea that any nation’s courts can try people for atrocities committed anywhere, has gained as a tool of human rights lawyers battling impunity.
Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company
Denying defeat, claiming fraud and using government machinery to reverse election results are the time-honored tools of dictators.
‘An End to the Chapter of Dictatorship’: Chileans Vote to Draft a New Constitution
Voters overwhelmingly approved a bid to scrap the charter inherited from Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, a move that could set a new course for the country.