News of demonstrations

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.

Unrest in Peru

Peru president urges Congress to bring elections forward

30-01-2023 11:34 Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has made a renewed appeal for Congress to move elections from 2024 to October 2023 as a way to end weeks of deadly protests, warning that otherwise she will seek constitutional reform to make a vote happen.

Protests in Peru

'Civil war now!' exclaim demonstators in Peru as tensions rise

24-01-2023 13:31 Hundreds of demonstrators marching in Lima called for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte; Massive protests that have already claimed the lives of 46 people set to continue, Interior Minister Vicente Romero warns.

Peru Protests

Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government

20-01-2023 11:08 Thousands marched through Peru's capital and southern provinces Thursday in large anti-government rallies punctuated by clashes with police, defying a state of emergency declared over almost 1/3 of the country.

Peru Protests

Peru protesters mourn their dead as clashes continue

12-01-2023 14:30 Demonstrators in Peru blocked roads and held mass funerals for 41 people killed in more than a month of protests demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

OCTOBER 17

Demands ring out as divided Peronism marks Loyalty Day

17-10-2022 20:40 Demands rang out from trade union groups and politicians on Monday as Peronist Loyalty Day was marked with rallies across the country.

ARGENTINA

Students square off with City Hall as school seizure movement grows

29-09-2022 20:19 No end in sight to tensions, with as many as 20 schools throughout Buenos Aires now occupied by student demonstrators; City education minister points finger at Kirchnerism and warns parents will pay for losses.

by Sam Forster

DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS ARGENTINA

Tensions soar as riot police clash with pro-CFK demonstrators in Recoleta

28-08-2022 09:15 Demonstrations in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner take place across Argentina, with clashes between activists and police at their epicentre in the wealthy City neighbourhood of Recoleta; Vice-president accuses opposition of wanting to "exterminate Peronism" in speech to supporters.

Violence Against Women

Peruvian women ask Michelle Bachelet for help in face of violence

19-07-2022 14:28 Michelle Bachelet, UN Human Rights High Commissioner, met by Peruvian women, including trans women, denouncing the daily violence they face.

Latin America

Indigenous protests cost Ecuador US$1 billion, central bank says

05-07-2022 10:00 Days of protests over the cost of living by indigenous Ecuadoreans could cost the country at least US$1 billion, claims nation's central bank.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Lower house prepares to vote on IMF deal, approval likely

10-03-2022 23:16 Argentina's lower house on track to approve government's deal to restructure its US$45-billion debt with the International Monetary Fund in a session just after midnight; Senate still to vote; Protesters clash with police during demonstrations against deal outside Congress.

International Women's Day

Thousands of people rally to mark International Women's Day

08-03-2022 21:36 Thousands take to the streets across Argentina to demonstrate on International Women's Day and call for end to violence against women.

Peronist loyalty day

Peronist Loyalty Day rallies deliver IMF criticism and controversy

19-10-2021 11:11 Peronist Loyalty Day celebrated over two days with anti-IMF declarations, marchers trampling on stones honouring Covid victims, President Fernández noticeably absent and CGT marchers blocking traffic.

Protests in Cuba

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Biden warns more to come

23-07-2021 02:58 US President Joe Biden warns sanctions on Cuba's defence minister and a special forces unit are "just the beginning" of punitive measures against Havana.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR

16-07-2021 03:00 Cuba's deepest economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a spike in Covid-19 infections, power blackouts and increased use of social media all helped fan discontent with the 62-year-old communist regime.

DIPLOMACY

Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba

13-07-2021 16:37 President Alberto Fernández delivers his first comments on protests in Cuba. “I don't know what is happening, but let’s end the blockade,” he says.

Protests in Colombia

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

29-06-2021 13:06 Anti-government protesters and police traded blows on Monday in demonstrations across Colombia that marked two months of unrest in which more than 60 people have died.