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POLICE BRUTALITY

Footage emerges of police officer killing man with a kick to the chest

20-08-2019 15:21 City Security Minister Marcelo D’Alessandro states officer's actions were "within protocol," as questions emerge over conduct.

Espert Attack

Bullrich offers Espert police protection after attack

07-08-2019 11:56 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich reached out to presidential candidate José Luis Espert after what the latter called an “isolated event.”

Environment

Greenpeace crashes Rural Society event with anti-deforestation protest

05-08-2019 10:30 Security Ministry lays charges against environmental organisation over cunning anti-deforestation protest just metres from President Mauricio Macri.

2019 Elections

Candidates clash online over CFK's economic track record

24-07-2019 04:37 Alberto Fernandez takes on Nicolás Dujovne in Twitter spat, as former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's record becomes the battleground for debate.

Foreign Minister

Authorities 'concerned' about terrorist presence in LatAm, says Faurie

20-07-2019 09:25 Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie's comments came one day after the 25th anniversary of the bombing attack on the AMIA cultural centre in downtown Buenos Aires.

MIKE POMPEO VISIT

Pompeo offers US$7M reward for info on alleged AMIA attack mastermind

19-07-2019 14:42 US Secretary of State announces targeted sanctions against Hezbollah operative Salman Raouf Salman, who allegedly “served as the on the ground coordinator for the AMIA bombing,” during visit to Buenos Aires for terrorism conference.

by Jonah Shrock

Mixed reactions

Rights groups decry volunteer youth 'civil service'

16-07-2019 16:38 Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel lambasts the Macri government: 'Democratic values are built in public schools'.

AMIA Anniversary

Government to designate Hezbollah a terror group ahead of Pompeo visit

11-07-2019 22:16 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces imminent Hezbollah decree, a week before 25th anniversary of AMIA bombing.

KEY STORIES

July 1st-7th:What We Learned This Week

06-07-2019 08:15 What caught our eye the last seven days?

Copa América

Brazil, Argentina agree plan to block 5,000 hooligans from Copa América

10-06-2019 10:22 Agreement signed by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and her Brazilian counterpart, Sergio Moro, will block entry of barrabrava into nation ahead of tournament.

POLICE BRUTALITY

Demonstrators demand justice in protest against police brutality

24-05-2019 19:46 Public uproar at San Miguel del Monte deaths prompt hundreds of people to stage a march "against the trigger-happy" in the streets of Buenos Aires.

CRIME AND SAFETY

Minister Bullrich’s taser guns to hit the Buenos Aires streets in March

17-01-2019 12:57 Government confirms electric weapons will be in use in less than two months' time.

by Anna Laffrey

POVERTY

Gun rules grieta: Bullrich’s move to empower police sparks controversy

08-12-2018 07:58 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich defends resolution granting federal security officers greater freedoms to use their weapons, as human rights organisations lead criticism of the move.

by Santiago del Carril

SANTIAGO MALDONADO

Maldonado: Judge rejects government's request to drop charges against Gendarmerie

07-05-2018 12:23 The case is currently being treated as a “forced disappearance followed by death”, a charge that places responsibility for Santiago Maldonado’s death with the Border Patrol.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

April 23rd-28th: what we learned this week

28-04-2018 11:01 From the visit of the Chilean president, Piñera, to the shift of the dollar and the protest at the opening of the Book Fair

MALDONADO

Bullrich: ‘Santiago Maldonado case has been clarified’

26-04-2018 10:23 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says the Maldonado family should take charge of their own legal costs given that the death of Santiago Maldonado in August 2017 has now been "clarified".

AGAINST DECRIMINALISATION

'The Netherlands is a narco-state', says Argentina's Security minister

23-04-2018 03:45 A bill to reform parts of the Criminal Code, currently before Congress, includes measures to loosen restrictions on drug consumption.

NGO Mamá Cultiva

Security Ministry accused of stymieing medicinal cannabis

30-03-2018 12:44 A law legalising medical cannabis was passed a year ago. It authorises the State to import marijuana for the elaboration and commercialisation of oils.

US$62m worth of cocaine

Russian 'mastermind' in Argentina cocaine plot arrested in Germany

02-03-2018 10:19 Prosecutors in Berlin said the 49-year-old Russian national was detained as part of an international investigation launched by Moscow.

SECURITY MINISTER IN UNITED STATES

Patricia Bullrich: "If you want the police to act, you have to give them confidence."

10-02-2018 12:31 During trip to visit DEA, FBI officials in United States, Security Minister emphasises ‘change in doctrine’ in wake of criticism of Chocobar case and reveals government is seeking closer cooperation and funding from Washington on security issues.

by Santiago del Carril

AS I SEE IT

Crime and punishment

10-02-2018 10:25 Societies in which police brutality is routine quickly become even more brutalised than they were before.

by James Neilson

TOUGH ON CRIME APPROACH UNDER DEBATE

Government’s support of police officer triggers concern

10-02-2018 07:51 Macri's support to Chocobar was well welcomed by many citizens who are weary of crime. But human rights groups say it sends the wrong message in a country who has a dark history with security forces.

CELS lodges FOI request

Mapuches file suit against Security Minister Bullrich

01-12-2017 18:24 In the wake of Rafael Nahuel's death on Saturday, a Mapuche organisation in Neuquén province claims Bullrich and local authorities committed an abuse of power when they raided sacred land in June.

Rafael Nahuel

Rafael Nahuel Autopsy: Bullet linked to special Police unit

28-11-2017 11:03 Rafael Nahuel, 22, was present in an alleged violent “clash” over control of territory between Police and Mapuches near Bariloche on Friday.

22-year-old Rafael Nahuel suffered bullet wounds

Mapuche man dies after police 'clash'

27-11-2017 10:46 A 22-year-old indigenous man Rafael Nahuel suffered bullet wounds after a clash between Police and a group of Mapuches near Bariloche on Saturday.