AMIA ATTACK US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack 05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina, US ask OAS to discuss Interpol red alerts with member states 19-01-2022 17:02 Request comes less than 24 hours after Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and less than a week after Iranian official and AMIA suspect Mohsen Rezai visited Nicaragua.
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina denounces presence of AMIA bombing suspect at Ortega's inauguration 11-01-2022 21:27 Argentina’s government comes under fierce criticism from the opposition after sending a diplomat to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s inauguration – an event that was also attended by Iranian official Moshen Rezai, the subject of an Interpol red alert related to the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing.
Courts Court acquits Fernández de Kirchner, ex-officials over alleged Iran MoU conspiracy 09-10-2021 12:27 Judges dismiss case against former president regarding alleged cover-up of Iran's possible role in the 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish community centre. Carlos Zannini, Oscar Parrilli and the late Héctor Timerman also cleared.
COURTS Judges dismiss Iran MoU cover-up case against CFK, other officials 08-10-2021 03:22 Judges dismiss case against former president and several other officials regarding alleged cover-up of Iran's possible role in the 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish community centre.
DIPLOMATIC OUTRAGE Iran leader names another AMIA bombing suspect as official, angering Argentina 26-08-2021 23:37 Argentina expresses “strongest condemnation” of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s decision to appoint Mohsen Rezaei, wanted by Interpol for 1994 AMIA terror attack, to his government. News comes just two weeks after Ahmad Vahidi was named interior minister.
AMIA BOMBING Government condemns appointment of Iranian minister linked to AMIA attack 12-08-2021 16:17 Leading suspect in the 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre nominated as government minister by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new president, sparking a diplomatic protest from Argentina.
AMIA BOMBING: 27 YEARS ON Families reiterate call for justice on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing 18-07-2021 15:38 Families of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre renewed their demands for justice Sunday as they marked the 27th anniversary of the horror attack.
COURTS Cristina Fernández de Kirchner demands dismissal of Iran MoU case 16-07-2021 23:51 Vice-President calls for trial against her on charges of covering up the involvement of Iranian leaders in the 1994 bomb destruction of the AMIA Jewish community centre to be quashed, branding it "a judicial and political scandal."
CFK’S CORRUPTION CASES Cristina & the courts: Outstanding cases against Argentina's vice-president 17-04-2021 08:59 Dollar futures case dismissed against former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who led nation between 2007 and 2015. But Argentina’s current vice-president – who denies all the charges filed against her and claims she is a victim of “judicial and political persecution” – still faces a number of other allegations in the courts.
OBITUARY Journalist and TV presenter Mauro Viale dies aged 73 after Covid infection 17-04-2021 08:38 Sensationalist TV presenter, journalist and presenter passes away just a few days after his last show.
CARLOS MENEM (1930-2021) Choose your own Menem 20-02-2021 07:46 As from Menem, public officials who got rich on the job began to be the rule rather than the exception. by Javier Calvo
AND THAT REMINDS ME... Charlie was my darling 20-02-2021 07:40 A selection of purely personal memories and perceptions of Carlos Menem, including some that differ from conventional wisdom. by Michael Soltys
DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN Sixth anniversary of Nisman’s death commemorated with reduced rally 23-01-2021 10:32 Special AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead with a bullet through his head in his Puerto Madero flat six Januarys ago.
THE WEEK What we learned this week: December 19 to 26 26-12-2020 10:49 A collection of the stories that caught our eye this week in Argentina. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL No immunity from impunity 18-07-2020 09:10 The bloodiest attack against the Jewish Diaspora anywhere in the world since the Shoah, the AMIA massacre still marks this city’s biggest loss of life in a single day.
AMIA attack Renewed calls for justice, 26 years on from AMIA bombing 17-07-2020 16:24 26 years after the bombing attack on AMIA Jewish community centre, a crime for which no-one has been detained, the Jewish community renews its call for justice.
COURTS Federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral confirms resignation 14-07-2020 16:01 Federal judge, who has had a long and controversial judicial career, says he will step down when he reaches post’s age limit of 75.