Miriam Lewin

People having their arms ripped off their bodies, electric shocks, rape. The orders from our group leaders were clear. Do not be captured alive.

The thing is that immediately after the coup, the military started arresting friends, people they knew, right? So we knew that the military were going to torture those friends. And they had information about where I lived. And the reality is not everyone can endure torture. So if they gave your information, the military would be at my door.

The thing is that immediately after the coup, the military started arresting friends, people they knew, right? So we knew that the military were going to torture those friends. And they had information about where I lived. And the reality is not everyone can endure torture. So if they gave your information, the military would be at my door.

The fear and terror was not only aimed at armed groups or known activists. It was aimed at society. They were going after school teachers, professors, union members, and then they were targeting their families too. It was too dangerous for me to keep sleeping at home. At one point, my dad didn't speak to me for at least six months. He was against my activism.

The fear and terror was not only aimed at armed groups or known activists. It was aimed at society. They were going after school teachers, professors, union members, and then they were targeting their families too. It was too dangerous for me to keep sleeping at home. At one point, my dad didn't speak to me for at least six months. He was against my activism.

He knew how committed I was and he knew how dangerous it was. He was scared because people he knew were disappearing left and right and he didn't want me to get killed.

He knew how committed I was and he knew how dangerous it was. He was scared because people he knew were disappearing left and right and he didn't want me to get killed.

He was sweet, adorable. Never again did I feel the way I felt for Juan. His voice was so special. Just hearing him talk made me emotional. He loved his family and he loved me.

He was sweet, adorable. Never again did I feel the way I felt for Juan. His voice was so special. Just hearing him talk made me emotional. He loved his family and he loved me.

Juan and I got a place at first, but I would only sleep there a few days a week. I would lie to my parents. I'd tell them I was going to sleep at friends' houses. But then more of our friends started to get kidnapped, so we had to leave. We were never in the life of a typical couple. We were on the move almost every week, living one day at a time. We never even thought about the future.

Juan and I got a place at first, but I would only sleep there a few days a week. I would lie to my parents. I'd tell them I was going to sleep at friends' houses. But then more of our friends started to get kidnapped, so we had to leave. We were never in the life of a typical couple. We were on the move almost every week, living one day at a time. We never even thought about the future.

And at that very informal ceremony, the guy called us a revolutionary couple. He said that our commitment to each other, our vow, was to fight to change Argentina, to make it a more just place. And we moved to the outskirts of Buenos Aires and we got this tiny, tiny apartment with a tin roof. It was in the back of a family's house.

And at that very informal ceremony, the guy called us a revolutionary couple. He said that our commitment to each other, our vow, was to fight to change Argentina, to make it a more just place. And we moved to the outskirts of Buenos Aires and we got this tiny, tiny apartment with a tin roof. It was in the back of a family's house.

And we started buying some furniture, a couple of chairs, a table and some plates, a cover for our bed. And we put a Beatles poster in the bedroom.

And we started buying some furniture, a couple of chairs, a table and some plates, a cover for our bed. And we put a Beatles poster in the bedroom.

I looked out the window and if we saw anyone that looked like an officer or a soldier, I would freak out. And Juan calmed me down. He always told me I was paranoid. Everything was so intense. The loss of our friends, attending nearly empty group meetings because most people disappeared... I mean, for us, one day felt like 10 years. We made love a lot.

I looked out the window and if we saw anyone that looked like an officer or a soldier, I would freak out. And Juan calmed me down. He always told me I was paranoid. Everything was so intense. The loss of our friends, attending nearly empty group meetings because most people disappeared... I mean, for us, one day felt like 10 years. We made love a lot.

We loved each other, but we were living on the edge. So every time we could touch each other, every time we could kiss each other, it was like it could be the last time.

We loved each other, but we were living on the edge. So every time we could touch each other, every time we could kiss each other, it was like it could be the last time.

We had decided to take our own lives before having to endure torture, which could lead to us giving away information and that could lead to our friends getting captured. Also, it was an order coming from the leaders of our organization. Don't get captured alive. To me, it was simple. You get captured and they own your body.