US EditionPope Francis used WhatsApp to stay connected to torture survivor of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
- Women who were mothers of missing children gathered in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo on April 30, 1977.
- Argentina's military dictatorship, established in 1976, systematically abducted opponents during the Dirty War.
- One mother, Esther, disappeared months later after her 16-year-old daughter Ana María was released pregnant.
- Pope Francis testified about Esther in 2010 and said, "I very much remember your mother."
- April 30 marks the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo founding, who challenged the regime and fought for justice.
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Pope Francis used WhatsApp to stay in touch with a survivor of torture during the Argentine dictatorship.
By David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Ana María Careaga was only 16 years old when she was kidnapped by the regime that then ruled Argentina. For her mother, Esther Ballestrino de Careaga, it was as if she had disappeared. It was an event that would change not only the lives of women, but also the future of Argentina. And it was something that a priest named Jorge Bergoglio would never forget. It was the year 19…
Pope Francis used WhatsApp to stay connected to torture survivor of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never forgot, sending WhatsApp voice notes and videos throughout the years to mark anniversaries.
Following the footsteps of the children lost during the dictatorship
It is estimated that there were more than 20,000 Chilean minors adopted irregularly during Augusto Pinochet’s regime in 1973-1990. They stayed in the country or were sent abroad, especially to Europe. That is why, today, Chile seeks to follow their footsteps and create reunions and memories. Carmen Esquivel The State was complicit in these illegal practices, including a range of institutions such as CEMA Chile, where Pinochet’s wife, Lucía H…
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