HUMAN RIGHTS Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case 22-03-2023 11:26 Woman, identified as "Beatríz", squaring off against El Salvador for case on the legality of denying access to abortion services
ARGENTINA AT THE OSCARS Moreno Ocampo: Oscar hopeful 'Argentina, 1985' offers lessons on democracy 09-03-2023 09:03 Luis Moreno Ocampo was just 32 years old and had no trial experience when he was summoned to prosecute the leaders of the military junta as the brutal 1976-1985 dictatorship came to an end – a story retold in Oscar-nominated film 'Argentina, 1985.'
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Candles in the wind 11-02-2023 07:00 Perhaps it is the frequency of savage crimes which creates the need to single one out in order to restore inhumanity to human dimensions. by Michael Soltys
And that reminds me… Court between a rock and a hard place 21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.
Murder in Villa Gesell 'Los Rugbiers': the group of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa 18-01-2023 11:43 Eight individuals – all aged between 21 and 23 – are accused of killing teenager Fernando Báez Sosa on January 18, 2020 in Villa Gesell.
‘FIFAgate’ graft scandal Defendants stand trial in New York in 'FIFAgate' corruption case 16-01-2023 16:18 Argentine-American Hernán López and Mexican-American Carlos Martínez, ex-employees of US giant 21st Century Fox, stand trial on corruption, bank fraud and money-laundering charges in US court.
UNITED STATES Terror trial over 2017 New York truck attack begins 09-01-2023 22:01 Uzbek attacker Sayfullo Saipov stands trial on terrorism and murder charges for killing of eight people in 2017 truck rampage. Five of those killed were friends from Rosario celebrating 30 years since their high school graduation. At least 12 other people were wounded.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY Fernández launches bid to remove Supreme Court judges 03-01-2023 23:38 President Alberto Fernández launches parliamentary procedure against the Supreme Court in the latest stage in the executive's power battle with the Judiciary.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY President Fernández seeks to impeach Supreme Court chief 02-01-2023 12:42 President Alberto Fernández seeks impeachment of leader of the Supreme Court, Horacio Rosatti, a manoeuvre that escalates his recent feud with the Judiciary.
REVENUE-SHARING ROW Alberto Fernández now says he’ll comply with top court order 26-12-2022 14:00 Days after saying he would not comply with a Supreme Court order that called for it to return federal funds to the Buenos Aires City government, President Alberto Fernández says will he honour the decision.
LAGO ESCONDIDO SCANDAL There are no coincidences in the Hidden Lake 10-12-2022 06:41 There is nothing inherently criminal in having these magistrates and officials accept an invitation to a public retreat from an interest group that happens to be the country’s largest media conglomerate. The issue here is ethical. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL Knocked for six 10-12-2022 04:58 If Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the first serving Argentine vice-president to be sentenced for corruption, that is perhaps the less significant precedent set by Tuesday’s historic verdict in the Santa Cruz highway contract corruption trial.
Analysis A conviction that does not convict 08-12-2022 15:54 The millions who consider Cristina Fernández de Kirchner corrupt do not need a ruling to prove it. And for millions of others, she will never be guilty. by Gustavo González
VICE-PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE Cristina says she won't be a candidate in 2023 elections 07-12-2022 08:54 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner rails against “parallel state and judicial mafia” in an hour-long livestream broadcast reacting to corruption conviction, in which the former president declares she will not run in next year’s election campaign.
PROFILE Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: powerful, divisive, and tainted by fraud 07-12-2022 01:06 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has drawn adoration and hatred in equal measure, and even a fraud conviction is unlikely to push her out of the corridors of power anytime soon.
Vice-president responds Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won’t seek office after guilty verdict 06-12-2022 21:32 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she will not run for public office after a court found her guilty of fraud charges, ruling out a new presidential attempt next year.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS ‘Causa Vialidad’: Chronology of the trial of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 06-12-2022 12:20 Key moments in one of the most controversial and high-profile cases in Argentina’s recent history.
LEAKED TELEGRAM MESSAGES President calls for investigation into alleged political-judicial collusion 05-12-2022 22:18 Alberto Fernandez calls for opening of a criminal investigation into alleged collusion between judges, prosecutors and media entrepreneurs after publication of leaked messages showing a conspiracy to cover-up details of a suspicious trip to Lago Escondido.
CABINET FOR CRISTINA Cabinet ministers accuse opposition of judicial ‘prostitution’ 01-12-2022 01:15 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro accuses opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition of having corrupt ties with the Judiciary, comparing them to prostitution.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Fernández de Kirchner brands court 'firing squad' as graft trial nears end 29-11-2022 13:50 One hearing remains in ‘Vialidad’ trial, on December 6 – the same day a verdict is expected, though judges technically have up to 10 days to rule.
COURTS & JUDICIARY Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial 28-11-2022 15:26 Chubut magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez was denounced before judicial authorities last January after a video was made public showing her allegedly kissing an inmate at a prison at Trelew. She denies the allegations against her, but Magistrates Council rules she should face impeachment trial for “poor performance” of duties. by Nadia Galán
EDITORIAL Hanging in the balance (of powers) 26-11-2022 01:52 Argentina has very concrete problems resulting from the seemingly abstract factor of legal security.
Cristina & the courts ‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax 15-11-2022 09:27 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her co-defendants challenge prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola as ‘Vialidad’ corruption trial, probing alleged public works graft in Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, creeps towards climax.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT CFK's legal team requests judge’s removal from probe into attack 14-11-2022 18:14 Vice-president’s legal team seeks recusal of Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti in strong terms, accusing her of failing to investigate the so-called ‘Casablanca trail’ and alleging that she neither “knows nor wants to investigate” crime thoroughly.
COURTS Judge indicts four Revolución Federal members for ‘inciting hate’ 03-11-2022 23:18 Judge charges four members of far-right group Revolución Federal with "inciting hatred, intolerance and collective violence against a president."
Cristina & the courts Fernández de Kirchner makes her defence in public works graft trial 23-09-2022 14:29 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuses prosecutors of delivering "lies, slander and defamation" as she takes up her own defence in court during 'Vialidad' public works corruption trial.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT No appeal from CFK attack 'co-authors' Sabag Montiel and Uliarte 22-09-2022 01:50 Fernando Andrés Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte refrain from appealing their indictments for attempted homicide, with Nicolás Carrizo, the alleged leader of the candy floss gang, and Agustina Díaz set to testify.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Extremist group in spotlight as Fernández de Kirchner attack probe progresses 15-09-2022 23:38 Fernando André Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte formally charged with attempted murder; AFI leaks audio from Revolución Federal group proposing “infiltration” techniques to kill the vice-president.
HUMAN RIGHTS Alleged dictatorship torturer Mario Sandoval stands trial, 46 years on 15-09-2022 13:54 Trial of the former police officer Mario Sandoval, extradited from France in 2019 and charged with the disappearance of a young man during Argentina's dictatorship, begins in Buenos Aires.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Third person arrested in Fernández de Kirchner assassination probe 13-09-2022 21:19 Investigation into failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner takes another turn as a third individual – named in local media as Agustina Díaz, a friend of the assailant's partner Brenda Uliarte – is taken into custody by police.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's attacker – not such a lone wolf? 12-09-2022 15:32 Fernando André Sabag Montiel, the man who pulled the trigger against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner but failed to kill her, is still an unknown quantity in Argentina – but it's increasingly looking like he did not act alone.
As I see it Something is knocking on the door 10-09-2022 02:00 As was to be expected, the government wasted no time in trying to take advantage of what had happened last week outside Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's apartment building in Recoleta. by James Neilson
argentina Call for ‘hate speech’ law divides government and galvanises opposition 09-09-2022 11:22 Ruling coalition U-turns on proposal after INADI anti-discrimination institute Director Victoria Donda demands introduction of ‘hate speech’ law in wake of attack on vice-president. by Sam Forster, for the Buenos Aires Times
OPINION The problem is not other people, but us 09-09-2022 10:48 Following the attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the only thing on which both sides agree is that the blame belongs to the discourse of hatred which the other side foment. by Gustavo González
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Investigators probe CFK attacker's potential links to far-right groups 09-09-2022 10:33 Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti and Prosecutor Carlos Rívolo have made arrests, continued to gather information, and come to the conclusion that the attempted attack was premeditated and potentially carried out by a larger group and not a “lone wolf.”
WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STANDS One week on from attack on CFK: Two arrests, one weapon, plenty of unknowns 09-09-2022 09:52 After a week of investigation and an ever-bulging casefile, investigators are still attempting to reconstruct the details of the failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that miraculously failed.
POLITICS After attack on CFK, Alberto Fernández accepts tighter security 08-09-2022 23:27 The president resumed his agenda with a ceremony in San Martín this week, with some 20 percent of the presidential military staff now assigned to bodyguard duties. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is also more tightly guarded. by Rosario Ayerdi
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner triggers misinformation and mistrust 08-09-2022 14:22 As news agencies began transmitting the image of a man pulling the trigger of a pistol aimed at the face of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, social networks were exploding with messages casting doubts about the attack.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Judge: Attacker and girlfriend 'planned' attempted hit on CFK 08-09-2022 03:11 Fernando Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, planned the attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to preliminary charges filed by judge probing the case.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Investigators find images showing CFK attacker, girlfriend posing with gun 06-09-2022 17:53 Investigators uncover images of suspected attacker, Fernando André Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, posing with what they believe is the weapon used in failed shooting attack.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT What do we know about the failed attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? 06-09-2022 14:02 Five days after the failed assassination attempt on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the attacker's motives are still unknown and the investigation is going.
Cristina & the courts Public works graft trial resumes, just four days after failed attack on Veep 05-09-2022 12:24 Trial investigating alleged corruption involving Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and 12 others resumes with defence arguments, just four days after shocking failed shooting attack on vice-president.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Police confirm arrest of girlfriend of Fernández de Kirchner's attacker 05-09-2022 08:17 Fernández de Kirchner's lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says he's sure attacker Fernando André Sabag Montiel "didn't act alone," as police confirm arrest of his 23-year-old girlfriend Brenda Uliarte.
ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT Investigators fear crucial info on CFK attacker's mobile phone may be lost 04-09-2022 18:36 Multiple reports suggest attacker's mobile phone has been reset to factory mode, potentially putting at risk vital information; Sources say no fingerprints were found on the Bersa Thunder .32-calibre gun allegedly used by Sabag Montiel in the attack due to melee that followed attempted shooting.
REACTION TO ATTACK ON VP Macri says Kirchnerism is using attack on VP to persecute ‘symbolic enemies’ 04-09-2022 16:18 Former president Mauricio Macri has accused members of Argentina’s government of using last Thursday's attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for political gain.
Politics Political unity remains elusive despite failed attack on vice-president 04-09-2022 09:30 Lawmakers in the lower house Chamber of Deputies meet to condemn failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but signs of unity in the wake of the shocking event are few and far between.
EDITORIAL Violence never the solution 03-09-2022 11:24 What happened on Thursday night remains unimaginable but somehow it must be imagined and faced. A country whose capacity for shock has seemingly been tested to the limits is now tested yet further.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ‘Stop the hate’ – pro-CFK supporters take to streets after attack 02-09-2022 19:30 The emblematic Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires was filled with demonstrators on Friday as huge crowds repudiated the attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY Police find ammunition at suspect’s home, Fernández de Kirchner testifies 02-09-2022 19:17 Brazilian-born suspect’s home was raided by police on Friday; Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was unharmed in attack, visited by the judge and prosecutor.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT International condemnation of failed attack on CFK floods in 02-09-2022 18:08 Messages of shock and solidarity poured in from around the world Friday after a man tries to shoot Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in an attack captured on video. The Pope, Latin American leaders and the UN Rights office in Geneva among those to send messages of support to Argentina’s vice-president.