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Václav Havel obituary
Czech playwright and former dissident who led his nation after the collapse of communismWhen, to the surprise of western chancelleries, central Europe changed utterly in the autumn and winter of 1989,...
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Spanish judge who took on Pinochet goes on trial
Career of Baltasar Garzón, who ordered the arrest of the Chilean dictator, could be over as he faces abuse of power chargesSpain's most famous judge, the charismatic and controversial investigating...
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Judge Baltasar Garzón, who ordered Pinochet arrest, faces being struck off
Protests erupt outside supreme court in Madrid in support of human rights judge being accused of deliberate abuses of powerOne of the world's most famous human rights judges, the charismatic and...
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In praise of… Judge Baltasar Garzón | Editorial
The man who tried to extradite Pinochet from Britain for human rights abuses faces professional exile in his native SpainA number of countries around the world have reason to be grateful for the...
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International human rights judge Baltasar Garzón arrives at a Madrid court accused of ordering wire taps to record conversations between lawyers and clients
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This film follows Baltasar Garzón, the Spanish judge who had Chile's General Pinochet arrested, during his suspension from his job charged with an abuse of power
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Spain divided over corruption charge against judge who arrested Pinochet
Protest march in support of human rights advocate Baltasar Garzón, who is also on trial over Franco-era prosecutionsHe has put dictators, torturers, terrorists and drug barons in the dock. Now, he...
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Letters: Garzón's extraordinary contribution to law
As human rights lawyers, we express our grave concern at the decision of the Spanish supreme court to ban Judge Baltasar Garzón from judicial office for 11 years for having authorised the wiretapping...
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Augusto Pinochet's will to be opened despite family protests
Chilean dictator's daughter says government attempts to recover funds from his estate amount to 'political persecution'Chile plans to open the last will and testament of General Augusto Pinochet on...
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Cannes 2012: The adman who fought Pinochet with happiness
No, a Chilean film directed by Pablo Larraín which explores the human cost of the Pinochet dictatorship, is one of the unexpected hits at this year's festivalOnce in a while, a film comes along at...
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Julian Assange and America's vendetta against WikiLeaks | Amy Goodman
As the contrast with the extradition case of Augusto Pinochet shows, it's one law for whistleblowers, another for war criminalsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's protracted effort to fight extradition...
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Augusto Pinochet film casts Chilean dictator as national hero
Sympathisers say they want to set record straight, but pro-Pinochet documentary angers victims' relativesSympathisers of Augusto Pinochet are holding their biggest gathering since his death in 2006,...
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Pro-Pinochet celebration leads to street protests in Santiago
Protesters try to storm theatre and pelt late arrivals with bottles as supporters of Chilean dictator gather for eventAs fans and supporters of former dictator Augusto Pinochet gathered for a day-long...
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Patricio Guzmán, Chile's master of documentary, focuses on the stars
Patricio Guzmán, whose film The Battle of Chile chronicled Pinochet's coup, talks to Sukhdev Sandhu about Nostalgia for the Light, his new meditation on astronomyPatricio Guzmán, the director...
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Letters: Ecuador has its sovereignty too
As refugees from General Pinochet's Chile in 1973, when many friends sought refuge in the Swedish embassy in Santiago, with the active help of the then Swedish ambassador, Harald Edelstam, we are...
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No – review
Pablo Larraín's film about Chilean democracy is simple and direct, heartfelt and involvingPablo Larraín's No dramatises Chile's Berlin Wall moment in 1988. Under international pressure to legitimise...
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No – review
Following Tony Manero and Post Mortem, No completes a cool, ironic trilogy of films by Pablo Larraín about life in General Augusto Pinochet's Chile. The year is 1988 and after 15 years of Pinochet's...
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Short-lived legacy: Margaret Thatcher, neoliberalism and the global south |...
The example of Pinochet's Chile shows the many flaws of Thatcher's belief that free markets and growth go hand in handChile's assistance to British forces during the 1982 Falklands war is said to have...
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Torture survivor leads Chileans' battle for justice over Pinochet abuses
Inter-American court for human rights to give judgment on landmark compensation claim by 79-year-old Allende allyLeopoldo García Lucero carries a disfiguring zigzag scar above his left eye where a...
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Communist pact bolsters Bachelet in Chile poll
Former president is favourite to regain her position after leftist parties bury their differencesChile's small Communist party has officially announced its support for socialist Michelle Bachelet's...
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