News of conviction

Venezuela asks Spain to extradite opposition leader Leopoldo López

12-05-2021 15:39 Venezuela's Supreme Court has sent a request to Spain for the extradition of exiled opposition politician Leopoldo López, who has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

EUROPE

Defiant Sarkozy on offensive after graft conviction

03-03-2021 10:54 Former France president Nicolas Sarkozy launches offensive to clear his name after being handed a three-year sentence for corruption, lambasting the verdict and mulling a petition to Europe's top rights court.

WEEKLY ROUND-UP

What we learn this week: February 20-27

27-02-2021 08:53 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Lázaro Báez gets 12 years, but no immediate return to jail

27-02-2021 08:28 Iconic Kirchnerite businessman sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for money-laundering an estimated US$55 million between 2010 and 2013.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

French cardinal exits over failure to report alleged sex abuser

06-03-2020 13:34 The Pope has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, whose conviction for shielding an alleged child-molesting priest was overturned on appeal last month.

CONVICTED AND JAILED

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark '#MeToo' moment

24-02-2020 14:47 Film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted on two felony charges on Monday, and is now pending sentencing to take place on March 11.

BRAZIL EX-LEADER

Brazil's Supreme Court issues ruling that could free jailed ex-president Lula

08-11-2019 10:14 Brazil's top court votes narrowly that a person can only be jailed after all appeals to high courts have been exhausted, a decision that could see almost 5,000 inmates released, including Lula.

News of conviction

Venezuela asks Spain to extradite opposition leader Leopoldo López

Defiant Sarkozy on offensive after graft conviction

What we learn this week: February 20-27

Lázaro Báez gets 12 years, but no immediate return to jail

French cardinal exits over failure to report alleged sex abuser

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark '#MeToo' moment

Brazil's Supreme Court issues ruling that could free jailed ex-president Lula

Sore losers

Cristina gets what she wanted: a lot of Cabinet changes

Brazil turns the tide with Covid-19 vaccines

President caves to Fernández de Kirchner in Cabinet reshuffling

Crisis deepens as Fernández de Kirchner blasts president

El desesperado pedido de Campanella al Papa Francisco por Aníbal Fernández

La encuesta que ilusiona al gobierno: 1 de cada 4 cambiaría su voto en noviembre

Gómez Alcorta se reunió con Alberto Fernández: había denunciado a Manzur en 2019

Papelón diplomático: Felipe Solá renunció desde México y no fue a la cumbre de la CELAC

Con una ironía contra Cristina, el vocero presidencial Juan Pablo Biondi presentó su renuncia "indeclinable"