CRIME & SECURITY Report reveals most unsafe cities in Argentina 28-02-2024 18:10 Rosario suffered the most crimes last year and has the highest murder rate in Argentina. Also in the ranking are two cities on the Atlantic Coast: Mar del Plata and Villa Gesell. by Leonardo Nieva
CRIME & SECURITY Killing of nine-year-old girl reignites debate on security 23-01-2024 18:31 Nine-year-old girl Umma Aguilera, the daughter of one of the police bodyguards of Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, shot dead on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
CRIME & SECURITY Organised crime in Argentina: clans, crooked cops and money-laundering 04-09-2023 07:12 In Latin American countries such as Colombia, Mexico or El Salvador, criminal organisations have nearly taken control of their territories. Argentina, on the other hand, steers clear of that kind of violence, but that does not mean those groups do not have a presence here. Clans, money-laundering and complicity. by Sabrina Chemen
LOOTING ATTACKS Inflation or politics? Nation hit by wave of looting 24-08-2023 17:28 Since last Friday, groups of people, sometimes dozens at a time, have forced their way into supermarkets and other stores. But who's behind the unrest?
INSECURITY Four keys for understanding Argentina's looting outbreak 24-08-2023 14:57 Nearly 200 people arrested amid a series of robberies at supermarkets and shops across Argentina, allegedly organised by groups in working-class neighbourhoods or by nefarious political means; Unrest shines spotlight on rampant inflation, economic crisis and instability ahead of crucial election.
CRIME & SECURITY Lanús: 11-year-old girl dies after being robbed on way to school 09-08-2023 13:23 Insecurity rises to fore in final days of campaigning for PASO primaries; 11-year-old girl dies from injuries sustained in robbery by two motorcycle thieves while walking to school.
EDITORIAL Slaughter in La Matanza 08-04-2023 06:32 What made Daniel Barrientos’s murder such a major issue was not the bus-driver’s cruel end but the backlash to the crime wave crossing the line.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Ibero-American Summit: Leaders sign deal on LatAm food crisis, migration 26-03-2023 17:53 Leaders at Ibero-American Summit commit to fight food insecurity in Latin America, improve migration controls and negotiate more financial support for the region's struggling economies.
Bloomberg Climate Disasters in Latin America Threaten Global Food Security 22-07-2022 16:23 Latin American food production in 2021 was impacted by climate change, and this trend will continue, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Droughts and floods have led to thousands suffering from food insecurity and have had global impact.