‘They are still writing’: 50 years of the ‘Night of the Pencils’ kidnappings
In 1976, the military dictatorship abducted and disappeared a group of high schoolers in La Plata, a case that became an icon of state terrorism targeting young Argentines La entrada ‘They are still writing’: 50 years of the ‘Night of the Pencils’ kidnappings se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
On December 29, 1976, Pablo Díaz was "legalized" as a political prisoner and transferred to Unit 9 prison of La Plata after enduring horrifying torture sessions at the hands of the Argentine military dictatorship. Known as the "Night of the Pencils," this event marked one of the darkest chapters in Argentina's history of state terrorism.
In the aftermath of a military coup in March 1976, students became the primary target of repression forces due to their perceived potential as future guerrilla members. The military dictatorship abducted 349 high school students during the dictatorship, with at least 20 percent of the disappeared victims being students.
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