Martín Almada, activist who exposed Paraguay’s ‘archive of terror,’ dies at 87

Among the Cold War-era military regimes in South America — including many backed by the United States — the 35-year reign of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay stood out for its police-state surveillance and authoritarian brutality. Martín Almada, who died March 30 at 87, was one of its most prominent victims, a former schoolmaster, lawyer … Read more