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The Night of the Pencils and Justice | Argentina News
In 1976, Argentina’s military dictatorship launched a chilling campaign known as the “Night of the Pencils,” kidnapping and torturing ten high school students—some just sixteen years old—in a brutal crackdown on perceived political dissent. Only four survived, including Pablo Díaz, whose harrowing testimony exposed state-sponsored terror. Years later, in March 2024, justice finally arrived as two former officials received life sentences for their roles in these crimes—a powerful reckoning that honors the victims and warns against forgetting history’s darkest chapters. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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