News of case

Judge orders ex-Colombian president Uribe freed from house arrest

11-10-2020 08:43 Judge orders release of former president, in a case that has divided Colombia and exposed lingering tensions over its peace accord for ending a half-century conflict with leftist guerrillas.

Colombian leader

Ex-Colombia president Uribe resigning Senate seat amid probe

19-08-2020 09:21 Uribe posted his resignation letter on Twitter, denouncing the court’s decision to place him under house arrest while the probe advances as a violation of his rights that “eliminates any expectation of being able to return to the Senate.”

witness tampering

Court record in Colombia reveals Uribe's mounting legal bind

10-08-2020 15:06 Legally intercepted calls, covert recordings and witness testimonies make up the backbone of sweeping Supreme Court investigation into former Colombian president, whose house arrest order last week rocked the political establishment and divided the nation.

VICE-PRESIDENT

CFK sues Google over 'thief of the nation' search engine result

06-08-2020 18:13 The complaint stems from May 17 when a Google search into the former president's name returned a result with "Thief of the Argentine Nation" in the place where her political position should have been.

Coronavirus pandemic

Italy reports 475 new virus deaths, highest one-day toll of any nation

18-03-2020 14:53 Italy on Wednesday reported highest one-day official toll of any nation since the first case was detected in China late last year.

Coronavirus

City government says Buenos Aires is prepared to face coronavirus

28-02-2020 16:10 Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says no cases of virus have been diagnosed in Argentina, but that all preventative measures have been taken should a case be confirmed.

CREATING NARRATIVES

Iran, Nisman and Netflix

11-01-2020 09:24 Documentaries can have such great power when it comes to building political narratives, much greater than that of journalism.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

THE DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN

Nisman, AMIA & the never-ending story

11-01-2020 08:03 The most basic details regarding Alberto Nisman’s demise have become the centre of an ideological conflict that should instead be purely criminalistic and scientific.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN

Netflix show returns Alberto Nisman to spotlight

04-01-2020 08:01 Five years on from his death, new documentary arrives with six chapters of an hour, featuring dozens of testimonies – including that of current President Alberto Fernández, researchers, spies, FBI and CIA agents and unpublished images.

Sexual Assault

Musician Axel accused of sexual assault, more allegations may follow

22-10-2019 19:35 Public Prosecutor's Office in province of Río Negro confirms criminal report has been filed by alleged victim, who claims the musician sexually assaulted her back in 2017. Lawyer for victim hints more allegations may follow.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Protests seek justice for Jorge Julio López, 13 years on from disappearance

18-09-2019 16:59 Marchers renew calls for justice in case of missing bricklayer, who disappeared just days after giving evidence in trial involving Miguel Etchecolatz, one of Argentina's most notorious dictatorship-era criminals.

Human Rights

Mexico to seek full probe into botched Ayotzinapa 43 missing students case

04-09-2019 13:26 Mexico's president said Wednesday he will push the country's attorney general and judicial council for a full investigation into officials accused of botching the investigation into the 2014 disappearance in Iguala, Guerrero, of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa normal school.