Tag: Claudio Avruj

Family confirms body found in Argentina river was missing activist

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – A body recovered from a river bed in southern Argentina was that of a missing activist who disappeared two months ago during a police operation, his brother confirmed Friday. Santiago Maldonado, a 28-year-old tattoo artist, was last seen being detained by paramilitary police as they moved to disperse a protest march by the Mapuche indigenous group in Chabut, Patagonia on August 1. The case has embroiled President Mauricio Macri’s government in a […]