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The battle by Chile torture site dwellers to remain

In June 2024, President Gabriel Boric ordered the expropriation of 116 hectares of Villa Baviera in southern Chile to create a memorial for dictatorship victims.
The expropriation follows the 2005 arrest of cult leader Paul Schaefer and 20 accomplices for decades of child sexual abuse and torture at Colonia Dignidad, the colony's former name.
Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement with 122 residents, was rebranded from Colonia Dignidad, which housed a brutal cult used for torture under Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship.
Justice Minister Jaime Gajardo said the memorial would be Chile's largest, similar to former Nazi camps, and assured fair compensation for expropriated residents despite some feeling unjustly targeted.
Boric’s government aims to complete the memorial before his term ends in March 2026 amid fears a future right-wing government might halt the project.

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The battle by Chile torture site dwellers to remain

With its pristine swimming pool, manicured lawns and lush forest backdrop, Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern Chile, looks like the perfect holiday getaway.

2 days ago·Missoula, United States

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Residents of Colonia Dignity Ask Boric to Be Included in the Expropriation Process

Santiago de Chile, Chile. A group of 70 inhabitants of the former Colonia Dignidad, the former German settlement of southern Chile used first as a sect and then as a detention and torture center during the dictatorship, expressed on Tuesday its "concern" about the imminent expropriation that the Chilean government will carry out in part of the enclave lands and asked to be included in the process. The Executive of the progressive Gabriel Boric p…

14 hours ago

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Residents Respond to the Abuse of the Former Centre of Repression of the Chilean Dictatorship, Which Will Become a Memorial

In total, 122 families of the Colón Dignida will have to sell part of their property to the State until March of the year that the Colón Dignida, an ex-centre of repression of Chile's dictatorship, changed its name in 1991 — a gesture that symbolized the act of leaving the past shadow behind. But now, its residents have been unable to escape their demons and are now waiting to prevent the local waste that will become a memorial. In 2024, Chilean…

21 hours ago·Brazil

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The Battle By Chile Torture Site Dwellers To Remain

With its pristine swimming pool, manicured lawns and lush forest backdrop, Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern Chile, looks like the perfect holiday getaway.

2 days ago·Australia

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