Latin America Ecuadorean adolescents still missing as search efforts increase 23-12-2024 20:34 President Daniel Noboa orders intensified search for four boys as public outrage grows ahead of elections. Military officials deny involvement.
EDUCATION ROW Students take classes onto streets to protest Milei's university cutbacks 16-10-2024 16:20 Student demonstrators stage open classes on the streets of Buenos Aires as they draw attention to cutbacks on state higher education institutions imposed by President Javier Milei's government.
POLITICS Milei says state universities not under threat as occupations multiply 15-10-2024 17:13 As student takeovers of campuses multiply nationwide, President Milei says Argentina's public university system is “not under discussion” but vows auditing of state institutions will take place.
ARGENTINA IN CRISIS Milei’s ‘no money’ slogan put to the test – but is there patience? 22-02-2024 16:46 Enthusiasm abroad for Javier Milei's presidential project is not matched by growing unrest on the streets of Buenos Aires.
LABOUR TENSIONS Strikes pile up amid sting of Milei’s shock therapy 21-02-2024 16:03 Rail service, healthcare and schools all face disruption; Unions pushing back against government austerity measures.
ANALYSIS Chaos in Jujuy just a taste of what’s to come 22-06-2023 16:21 Protests and clashes with security forces in Jujuy are a snapshot from a film being projected in anticipation of Argentina’s next government. by Walter Curia
UNREST IN JUJUY Accusations fly after violent clashes in Jujuy 20-06-2023 17:02 NGOs and national government slam “repression” against demonstrators in northern province of Jujuy; Opposition Governor Gerardo Morales points finger at Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for unrest.
CLASHES OVER ROADBLOCKS Tensions in Jujuy as demonstrators denounce ‘brutal repression’ 19-06-2023 16:27 At least 40 arrests near the northern city of Purmamarca as indigenous, picketers and left-wingers demonstrate against constitutional reform limiting right to protest; Jujuy Governor Morales points finger at the national government for violence and says roadblocks will be broken up.
POWER-CUT PROTESTS Porteños take protest to energy firm's doors after prolonged power cuts 16-03-2023 09:49 Residents renew protests across the capital and its outskirts amid prolonged power cuts. Blackouts, which have struck in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, have left more than 100,000 homes in the dark.