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Augusto Pinochet

Soccer match that disgraced Chile recalled 40 years later

Global Politics

Chile’s military coup happened 40 years ago on Wednesday — Sept. 11, 1973. The brutal repression imprisoned thousands, including some in the national soccer stadium. That soccer stadium would play a pivotal role in the coup, from the early days of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

The Soccer Match That Disgraced Chile

Conflict & Justice

Chilean Judge Halts Investigation into Pinochet’s Fortune

Conflict & Justice

Argentina’s Dirty War revisited after new pope is elected

Lifestyle & Belief

Chile’s Past Intrudes on Current Presidential Election

The Keyboard Collector of Santiago

Arts, Culture & Media

Miguel Castillo left Chile when Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile. Castillo lived in exile for 13 years. Now back in Santiago, he dedicates himself to music, and to a remarkable collection of arcane keyboard instruments.

Folk Singer Pete Seeger on the Death and Legacy of Chile’s Victor Jara

Arts, Culture & Media

Until this past week, no one has been charged with the death of Chilean singer Victor Jara. Marco Werman speaks to American folk singer Pete Seeger about the death and legacy of Victor Jara.

The World

What Chile’s Student Movement Did Next

Conflict & Justice

Chile’s student movement is grappling with how to graduate from a protest movement to a political one.

Chilean Police Clash With Anti-Pinochet Protesters

Arts, Culture & Media

Those loyal to the late Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, gathered Sunday in Santiago for the screening of a new film casting him as a national hero.

The World

Why Chileans Are Still Fighting Over Pinochet

Hundreds of Chileans clashed with police in Santiago on Sunday to protest the screening of a film homage to the former dictator, Gen. Augusto Pinochet.