Category - dictator

Ex-Chilean dictator's agents jailed over priest's disappearance

staff writers — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:38:54 +0100

A former secret police commander and three agents who served in former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's regime have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the 1974 disappearance of a Spanish priest.

US religious leaders invite Iranian President to dinner

staff writers — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:56:51 +0100

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been invited to a dinner put on by American religious leaders during his visit to the United Nations, scheduled for 25 September 2008.

Iraqi exiles are concerned about post-execution backlash

staff writers — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:46:56 +0000

Leaders of Iraq's various communities living in exile have expressed continuing concerns over the possibility of more sectarian violence following the execution of former dictator Saddam Hussein, says Journal Chretien in France

Chilean dictator dies without remorse for his victims

staff writers — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

General Augusto Pinochet, the dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, has died in hospital of heart failure, aged 91 ‚Ä' having escaped numerous attempts to charge him for murder, human rights abuses, fraud involving 28 million US dollars, and corruption.