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Chile Moves to Expropriate Land Linked to Pnochet-Era Torture

Chile plans to expropriate a settlement founded by a German cult leader where torture took place during former dictator Augusto Pinochet's military regime as the government takes another step to shine a light on a dark period of the past.

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Chile Moves to Expropriate Land Linked to Pnochet-Era Torture

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  1. Chile Moves to Expropriate LandLinked to Pnochet-Era Torture

  2. Robert Matthusen and his wife Renate Bohnau and their children, Conny, Max and Clara pose for a portrait in the kitchen of their home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. Several hundred families once lived at the settlement about 350 kilometers (217 mi) south of Santiago. Today the population numbers closer to 100, many of whom are... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  3. Jose Patricio Schmidt guides tourists through the museum of Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, a settlement created by German immigrants that served as a secret prison during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  4. A bulletproof window damaged by victims at the former home of Paul Schafer, who died in 2010 serving a long sentence for murder, torture and child abuse, crimes committed at the settlement formerly known as Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. Schafer collaborated with Pinochet's secret police and in exchange was shielded for years from prosecution for his own crimes.... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  5. Gabriele Szurgelies adjusts her husband's, Siegfried Zeitner, clothes in the kitchen of their home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  6. The name of Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, is engraved on a stone at the settlement created by German immigrants that served as a secret prison during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1990), on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. The enclave, originally called Colonia Dignidad and renamed Villa Baviera, was founded in 1961 by Paul Schafer, a former Nazi medic turned... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  7. Werner Szurgelies and Dorothea Baar pose for a portrait in the kitchen of their home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  8. Flower bulbs in a basket are placed on a table in the kitchen of Dorothea Baar (not pictured) in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  9. Jose Patricio Schmidt next to the grave of his wife, Lotti Bretschneider in the Villa Baviera cemetery, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  10. Rudiger Schmidtke leaves his house riding his electric tricycle in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  11. Jose Patricio Schmidt poses for a photo outside his home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  12. Dorothea Baar uncovers the flowers in her garden at her home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  13. Jose Patricio Schmidt, carries plates of food during his workday at the restaurant in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. Businesses at Villa Baviera, or Bavarian Village, have tried in recent years to attract visitors to the area's picturesque green fields and views of snow-capped mountains. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  14. Chile moves to expropriate German settlement linked to Pinochet-era torture operations Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  15. A drone view shows a road in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. The government now wants to turn the 290-acre (117-hectare) community into a memorial, Justice Minister Jaime Gajardo said at an event this month.The aim is to make it "a place that allows all Chileans to enter freely to learn about what happened there," Gajardo said. "Nothing... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  16. Ida Laib reads in her room at the health center in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  17. Jose Patricio Schmidt carries an axe to cut branches at Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  18. Jose Patricio Schmidt loads firewood into the boiler at the restaurant of Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  19. Jose Patricio Schmidt washes his face at his home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  20. A drone view shows a perimeter road in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. Dozens of physically and mentally traumatized members of Colonia Dignidad eventually relocated to Germany, and the site's history drew international attention in the 2015 film "Colonia." REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  21. Elisabeth Baar rides her electric tricycle in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  22. Roswitha Laube and Jurgen Szurgelies pose for a portrait in a garden at a home in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  23. A phone sits among cables at an old telephone exchange at Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  24. Magdalena and Elisabeth Baar pose for a portrait in a hallway at the health center in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  25. An old perimeter fence built by settlers in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. Plans for the expropriation underscore the challenges for governments in coming to terms with complicated histories in places that have overlapping layers of rights abuses. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  26. Jose Patricio Schmidt illuminates what used to be the safe of Paul Schafer, who died in 2010 while serving a long sentence for murder, torture and child abuse, crimes committed in the settlement formerly known as Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. Schmidt, who grew up in Colonia Dignidad and still lives there, said residents had existed in a bubble, unaware of the... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  27. Gesa Kunde eats in her room at the health center in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  28. An artificial lagoon created by settlers in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile July 19. Tens of thousands of people were arrested and tortured throughout Chile during Pinochet's rule, and 1,469 people were victims of forced disappearance. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  29. A drone view shows the remains of an old bunker in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. Some have criticized the government's move to take away property from current Villa Baviera community members, especially those who were themselves victims of abuse. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  30. The Bodega de Papas memorial site, which commemorates the human rights violations committed in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  31. Herbert Munch and his wife Brigitte Krahm complete a puzzle in their room at the health center in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  32. Robert Matthusen Gerlach drives a Unimog in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  33. Jose Patricio Schmidt eats breakfast before starting his workday, in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  34. Siegfried Zeitner and Gabriele Szurgelies pose for a portrait in their bedroom in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  35. A person walks in front of what used to be the home of Paul Schafer, who died in 2010 serving a long sentence for murder, torture and child abuse, crimes committed at the settlement formerly known as Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  36. Red deer stand under the trees in Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 19. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  37. A drone view shows Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, a settlement created by German immigrants that served as a secret prison during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, on the outskirts of Parral. Chile plans to expropriate a settlement founded by a German cult leader where torture took place during Pinochet's military regime as the government takes another step to shine a... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

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