dictatorship

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German historian of the University of Bielefeld Christopher Kopper (L) and the President of Volkswagen in Brazil Pablo Di Si (R) uncover a plaque in memory of the victims of the last Brazilian military dictatorship, during the presentation of a report on Volkswagen's role during the dictatorship, at the headquarters of the factory in the city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, Dec. 14, 2017.

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Accomplices

The Brazilian unit of Volkswagen "exhibited unreserved loyalty towards the military government"…

December 15th, 2017

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Hundreds of books were burned in Chile and Argentina because they were considered banned. Photo: Pixabay

Heritage and History

Books burned in dictatorship

September 23rd, 2022

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Supporters of the Venezuelan opposition are again demonstrating in the streets of the country to question the legitimacy of the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, whom the Parliament and a large part of the international community don’t recognize. EFE / Miguel Gutiérrez

Key day in Venezuela

January 23rd, 2019

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A sympathizer of Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro wears a mask of Donald Trump as he celebrates his victory on Sunday, October 28, 2018, on Avenida Paulista, in Sao Paulo (Brazil). The far right Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential elections in Brazil with 55.54% of the valid votes and will succeed the president Michel Temer on January 1, to govern the country until 2022. EFE/Fernando Bizerra

A new "right-wing" scenario

October 29th, 2018

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View of a Venezuelan flag on the coffin with the body of Councilman Fernando Albán Salazar on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at the Legislative Palace, in Caracas (Venezuela). Albán, of the opposition Primero Justicia (PJ) party, was arrested Friday at the Maiquetía International Airport when he returned to Venezuela from the United States. EFE / Miguel Gutiérrez

Suicide or murder?

October 9th, 2018

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Senator Jeff Flake during his speech in the Senate's floor.

Flake, the ally of truth

January 17th, 2018

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The intelligence police of the Nicolás Maduro regime have forcibly removed Antonio Ledezma and Leopoldo López from their homes. Source: Antena 3.

Thus begins a tyranny

August 1st, 2017

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Panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega (L) salutes troops at an undisclosed location in Panama, 1985 (reissued May 30, 2017). EPA/STF

Panama's ex-dictator…

May 30th, 2017