Alex Gibson worked as an intern at Round Earth Media a few summers ago and then struck out for Argentina where he ended up riveted to the proceedings in a courtroom. Alex takes it from there: Today, 35 years after the fall of the most brutal dictatorship in the country’s history, Argentina is still grappling with the legacy of violence it left behind. In the provincial Argentine university city of Bahía Blanca, 17 former soldiers and police officers are standing trial on more than a hundred counts of murder, kidnapping, and torture. But the proceedings have much broader implications than a conventional criminal case.
Read The Stubborn Past: Thirty-five years after the “Dirty War,” a trial in Argentina is still struggling to shed light on a bloody legacy in Foreign Policy Magazine. It’s splendid reporting from an early-career journalist. Alex, we’re proud to know you!