Via the New York Times, Agence France-Presse reports:

Decades after President Salvador Allende died in a 1973 coup, Chile is preparing to exhume his body to determine once and for all whether he took his own life or was murdered by...
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The family of Chilean President Salvador Allende, who died during the 1973 Pinochet coup, is requesting that his body be exhumed in order to help determine the cause of death, Democracy Now! reports:

Allende was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup. His official cause of death was listed as suicide, but it has...
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From the English edition of El País:

The ages of the men range from the late fifties to mid-sixties. At the drop of a hat, they have been taken back 33 years, the length of time they have been at liberty.

"Who are you?"

"We are former prisoners."

"No,...
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Today's papers feature another series of reactions to yesterday's news that the second Supreme Court trial against Garzón has been opened. Many commentators, including El País in an editorial, brand the obvious rush with which the presiding judge, Barreiro, is proceeding, opening the trial with several appeals pending, and denying Garzón and...
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Juan Salas was in Paris in March, alongside ALBA's Robert Coale, to present With the Lincoln Brigade in Spain, the rediscovered film by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline (clip here), at Cinéma du Réel, the prestigous international documentary film festival. Here is an interview with Juan (in French) from the Festival...
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ALBA has just issued a press release (versión en español) with further details on the May 14 annual celebration, featuring ALBA/Puffin Awardee Baltasar Garzón:

A pre-event benefit will feature a question-and-answer session and the opportunity to meet Judge Garzón over a light lunch.   Judge Garzón will be interviewed by Jonathan Turley,...
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Some additional English-language coverage from the Associated Press:

In his latest altercation with the Spanish legal system, Garzon was probing a network of businesses that allegedly paid money and gifts to members of Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party in exchange for lucrative contracts in towns and regions governed by that party. As part...
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There seems to be no end to the legal and historical ironies associated with Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is currently facing three sets charges in the Spanish Supreme Court. If he loses the first one--for opening an investigation into crimes against humanity committed by the Franco regime--he, the judge, would be the first person...
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"Judge Baltasar Garzón is soon to appear in the Supreme Court over wiretaps that he ordered to listen in on conversations between lawyers and the heads of the corrupt "Gürtel" business network," the English edition of El País reports:

The judge in charge of the case, Alberto Jorge Barreiro, announced Monday that the...
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Nest Tuesday, April 12th, at 6pm, the Center for Worker Education, City College, CUNY & The Frances S. Patai Fund is hosting a talk by Prof. Isabelle Rohr on American Medical Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. The lectures is free and open to the public, at the Center for Worker Education, 7th Floor Auditorium...
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