{
  "id": 3570159,
  "title": "Six dictatorship-era perpetrators convicted in Buenos Aires and Patagonia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/six-dictatorship-era-perpetrators-convicted-in-buenos-aires-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:32:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Herald",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-herald",
    "url": "https://buenosairesherald.com/human-rights/six-dictatorship-era-perpetrators-convicted-in-buenos-aires-and-patagonia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, six former military and intelligence personnel were convicted of crimes against humanity during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship. Two were sentenced to life in prison for actions taken in the Patagonia provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén. Another received a 16-year term for involvement in 178 kidnappings at the notorious Navy School of Mechanics torture center in Buenos Aires, after evading justice for over a decade. The convicted individuals are all linked to the systematic repression program carried out at the ESMA facility in the late 1970s.",
  "summary": "Two received life sentences for crimes against humanity in Neuquén. A third got 16 years for 178 kidnappings at the ESMA torture center La entrada Six dictatorship-era perpetrators convicted in Buenos Aires and Patagonia se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/man-detained-in-buenos-aires-after-driving-a-stolen-bus-saying-it-was",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:44:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}