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Argentina Marks 29 Years Since José Luis Cabezas’ Murder With Nationwide Tributes

Press groups use the anniversary to renew demands for justice, citing recent assaults on photojournalists as evidence of ongoing risk.

Overview

  • Events were held across the country, including a morning ceremony at the Pinamar monolith and an evening gathering at the General Madariaga quarry, plus a “camarazo” in Rosario and an act in La Plata’s Plaza San Martín.
  • ARGRA and local press unions linked the remembrance to the 2024 wounding of photographer Pablo Grillo, noting the gendarme involved is now prosecuted and a court deemed the protest protocol illegal.
  • Organizers in Rosario said the climate for reporters has worsened, accusing the Milei government of weakening public media, cutting official advertising, and fostering hostility toward the press.
  • The case endures as a press‑freedom marker after convictions of Buenos Aires police and members of “Los Horneros,” while businessman Alfredo Yabrán, identified as the instigator, died by suicide in 1998 before arrest.
  • Family members and colleagues underscored that several convicted participants later received sentence reductions or conditional release, arguing that full accountability remains unfinished.