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Editorial: Washington should come clean about its role in the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, as it is seen as part of attempts to destabilise leftwing governments in Latin America

Under Pinochet, artistic expression in Chile was its own form of resistance. Fifty years on from the coup, performers are keeping the flame of protest alight

Ukrainian soldiers suffer serious wounds during the ongoing counter-offensive against Russia. Chile remembers the 50th anniversary of the coup where President Salvador Allende was killed, and Gen. Augusto Pinochet was brought to power. And German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wears an eye patch after a jogging accident. This photo gallery highlights…

The archive of the Vicariate of Solidarity gives an account of a painful episode in Chile’s history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, who took power after a military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende 50 years ago

As 1973 coup still reverberates, a man is pushing for full history of US role in Augusto Pinochet’s rise and fall.

Fifty years ago, Chile began the darkest period in its modern history.

The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism

The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA

Koen Wessing, a young Dutch photographer, flew to Santiago 50 years ago and showed the world what General Pinochet’s rule would mean for the country