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Half a century later, the military junta still haunts Chile

Chileans recently voted to reject a proposed new constitution which critics said was even more authoritarian and conservative than the 1980 dictatorship-era constitution it sought to replace.

The Conversation

Chile Rejects New Draft Constitution, Upholds Pinochet Era Document

Chilean voters reject another draft constitution, affirming the divisive status quo. Critics argue the unpassed proposal curbed women's rights and targeted...

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Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era charter

The vote came more than a year after Chileans rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention. The new document was more conservative than the one it had sought to replace.

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Chileans to vote on conservative constitution draft a year after rejecting leftist charter

Chileans are voting on whether to approve a new constitution that will replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter

The Independent UK

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

Noticing my nonappearance at the start of a black-tie dinner at the Johannesburg home of Harry Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and Africa’s richest man, the host assumed I was boycotting the event on principle. It was a reasonable assumption: I was the Chilean ambassador to South Africa, and Henry Kissinger…

The Conversation

Extradition of singer’s alleged killer raises hopes of justice for Pinochet era

Pedro Barrientos touched down in Santiago on Friday to face trial for murder of folk singer Víctor Jara in 1973

The Guardian - US

From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry Kissinger’s alleged war crimes

Henry Kissinger sided with military dictators and genocidal regimes in his pursuit of projecting US power during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents, Bevan Hurley reports

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Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America

Leftists in Chile were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet

The Independent UK

The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy

He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long?

The Guardian - UK

From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry Kissinger’s alleged war crimes

Henry Kissinger sided with military dictators and genocidal regimes in his pursuit of projecting US power during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents, Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Latin America remembers Kissinger’s ‘profound moral wretchedness’

US statesman’s encouragement of Pinochet’s coup in Chile and his backing for Argentina’s military dictatorship left lasting stain

The Guardian - US

From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry Kissinger’s alleged war crimes

Henry Kissinger sided with military dictators and genocidal regimes in his pursuit of projecting US power during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents, Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Henry Kissinger: 10 conflicts, countries that define a blood-stained legacy

The master of cold realpolitik left a legacy of destruction that is still playing out across the world.

Al Jazeera

Death of Henry Kissinger: From WWII refugee to the nexus of US political power

Henry Alfred Kissinger was a German-born Jewish refugee who fled the Nazi regime with his family as a teen in 1938, eventually settling in New York City. He went on to serve as national security adviser, secretary of state or as a special adviser in five US presidential administrations, becoming…

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Henry Kissinger: Nobel Prize-winning ‘warmonger’ has died at age 100

An ‘enigmatic realist’ who fled Nazi Germany, Kissinger is remembered for ending the US war in Vietnam, opening China.

The Guardian - UK

Joan Jara obituary

British dancer who sought justice for her husband, the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara, murdered during the Pinochet regime

The Guardian - US

‘No enemies to the right’: DeSantis ally hosts debate hedging white nationalism

Christopher Rufo’s Twitter space discussed conservatives cooperating with extremists ‘to destroy the power of the left’

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Australia risks becoming safe haven for war criminals

Australia must create special crime units to bring justice to war criminals exploiting loopholes to start new lives without accountability, a new report says.

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How Chile’s stolen children are finding their way home

Thousands of overseas adoptions during the Pinochet dictatorship have come under scrutiny amid quest for justice.

Inverse

Netflix Just Released the Weirdest Vampire Movie of the Decade

What if one of the most infamous dictators of the 20th century was actually a vampire? Pablo Larraín's perverse horror film plays out this surreal scenario.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the fascinating story about Coco Chanel’s mysterious life

Old friends and insiders lift the lid on the founder of the Chanel fashion house. Plus: Oz’s top drag queens fight for a crown. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

El Conde review: Brilliant Netflix film reimagines Pinochet as a literal vampire

The Chilean director Pablo Larraín follows up his English-language tales of haunted women – ‘Jackie’ and ‘Spencer’ – with this surreal alternate history horror

The Conversation

Patricio Guzmán: fierce filmmaker who chronicled 50 years of Chile's history after Pinochet coup

This week marks half a century since the beginning of Augusto Pinochet’s brutal 17-year dictatorship – a dark and devastating period of Chile’s history that continues to leave scars on the South American country.

Evening Standard

Venice Film Festival’s big winners: from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things to Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border

We look at the hits and misses of La Serenissima’s film festival this year

The Independent UK

Spain strips deceased former Chilean President Pinochet of a Spanish military honor

Spain is stripping deceased former Chilean leader Gen. Augusto Pinochet of a Spanish military honor bestowed on him more than 40 years ago by the country’s former dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco

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