A radio caller in Chile has been arrested after confessing to participating in 18 killings while acting as a soldier during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Rumors that General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship might have had a hand in the death of poet Pablo Neruda were substantiated by the Chilean government on Thursday.
"The Pearl Button" offers the viewer a panoramic view of Chile's violent history at a slow pace that really allows the director to unpack the issue on a metaphysical level. The interviews not only provide context, but also color allowing the viewer to not only understand the world but feel a part of it. At 82 minutes this is a refreshing approach to filmmaking that keeps the viewer entranced and emotionally riveted.
Many Latin Americans who were alive in 1973 will remember the date 9/11 for another reason Sept. 11 of course marks the terrible anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City by al-Qaida.
In 1986, Rodrigo Rojas, a 19-year-old politically engaged student and photographer, was burned alive during a Santiago street demonstration directed at General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. Decades later the men culpable for his death are being brought to justice.
Going against popular conspiracy theory regarding the 1973 death of the left-leaning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, Spanish scientists say that they have found no conclusive evidence that the Nobel Prize prize winner was poisoned
Julio Ponce was levied the highest-ever fine in Chile for illegal share trading One of the richest men in Chile, Julio Ponce, was been fined $70 million by the regulator of the Chilean stock exchange for illegal share trading.
The military appears to be gaining power in a number of Latin American countries. Since Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet stepped down in March 1990 and an elected president took office, the military has taken a backseat to democratic reforms in Latin America.
