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POLICE BRUTALITY

Tucumán: Probe into police opened after man 'suffocated' during arrest

28-06-2020 19:09 Investigation opened in northern province after death of 43-year-old Walter Ceferino Nadal, in circumstances allegedly similar to death of George Floyd in United States.

Global pandemic

Chile police sue feminist group Las Tesis alleging incitement of violence

17-06-2020 15:30 The Chilean police are suing the prominent feminist group alleging that they incited violence against officers.

Argentina

'We live with racism and marginalisation,' assert Afro-Argentine activists

11-06-2020 16:23 Three activists from different cultural backgrounds explain what it means to live as a member of the black community in Argentina, which, according to the last census, numbers more than 150,000.

by Stephanie Peuscovich

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

Black Lives Matter movement goes mainstream

11-06-2020 15:29 Black Lives Matter has gone mainstream — and black activists are carefully assessing how they should respond.

Killing of George Floyd

Hundreds line up for George Floyd's memorial in Houston

08-06-2020 15:00 A public viewing was held Monday in Houston for George Floyd, the man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, following two weeks of protests worldwide.

PROTESTS AGAINST RACISM

Anger at new US police abuse videos, with more protests set for weekend

06-06-2020 09:47 With rolling demonstrations over the death last week of George Floyd showing little sign of letting up, arguments raged over the level of force officers were deploying against largely peaceful protesters.

POLICE BRUTALITY

‘It’s always the same,’ says relative of attacked Qom family in Chaco

06-06-2020 08:56 The violent police invasion of Qom community dwellings in Banderas Argentinas, Chaco, has sparked outrage.

by Ayelén Bonino

AS I SEE IT

Another long hot summer on the way

06-06-2020 08:45 Whether or not Trump’s attempt to make political capital out of the mayhem works will not be known for some time.

by James Neilson

EDITORIAL

From Minneapolis to Chaco and beyond

06-06-2020 08:24 The use of the word “pandemic” in the first sentence was quite deliberate. Racism is everywhere, including here in Argentina, with police brutality also in common.

Ecuador corruption

Ex-Ecuador president Abdalá Bucaram detained in Covid-19 corruption raid

04-06-2020 14:09 Prosecutors in Ecuador carried out 37 raids Wednesday in Guayaquil and the capital of Quito, detaining 17 people suspected of overcharging for supplies, influence peddling and criminal organisation.

Assault, torture and sexual abuse

Chaco police officers removed from post after vicious attack on Qom family

04-06-2020 09:00 Shocking scenes go viral on social media of police officers assaulting members of the Qom indigenous community in the Chaco Province town of Fontana. Local authorities intervene, "removing" officers from service and placing them under investigation, amid widespread condemnation of attack.

Killing of George Floyd

Three more officers charged in George Floyd’s death, world calls for justice

03-06-2020 17:46 Prosecutors charge US police officer accused of asphyxiating George Floyd with second-degree murder, with three others accused of aiding and abetting murder. Meanwhile, protesters in cities all over the world call for justice.

Killing of George Floyd

World outrage grows at Floyd's death, France bans protest

02-06-2020 15:11 Unrest grows throughout the globe, as protesters denounce racial inequality in the United States over death of George Floyd.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

01-06-2020 15:39 Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered to march against President Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo on Sunday, as well as in "Black Lives Matter" protests that took place Rio de Janeiro.

Investigation on Bolsonaro's circle

Brazil's Bolsonaro denies shielding family from inquiries

13-05-2020 11:58 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday denied that he attempted during a videotaped Cabinet meeting last month to shield his relatives and friends from federal police investigations.

Investigation in Brazil

Bolsonaro names allies to head police, justice ministry in Brazil

28-04-2020 11:50 But in blow to far-right leader, Supreme Court of Brazil authorises investigation of allegations of illegal interference of the police agency by the outgoing justice minister.

Life during pandemic

Mexico's gang violence appears to be rising during pandemic

27-04-2020 12:55 Far from receding during the pandemic, Mexico's homicide rate actually rose during March as the country began its lockdown to combat the coronavirus.

Bloomberg

Virus lockdown cuts movement by 89% in Peru

15-04-2020 09:48 Data from Google show that Peru has done a better job than its neighbours in enforcing controls to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

KEY STORIES

Apr 6th-12th: What we learned this week

11-04-2020 11:33 Stories that caught our eye in the last seven days.

MANDATORY QUARANTINE

28 year-old arrested in Buenos Aires for ‘hunting Pokémons’

24-03-2020 16:24 Young man arrested by City police in Monserrat after being found wandering streets playing popular mobile phone game.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Fight against Covid-19

Leaders shut Europe's borders to fight outbreak

17-03-2020 16:04 World Health Organisation calls for "boldest actions" against the pandemic on the continent, the outbreak's new epicentre, as European countries took draconian measures never before seen in peacetime.

VENEZUELA DIVISION

Venezuelan police search home of detained uncle of Juan Guaidó

21-02-2020 12:31 Opposition leader says military police raided the home of his uncle early Thursday, a week after he was arrested on suspicion of bringing explosives into Venezuela on the same flight as the opposition leader.

MACABRE DISCOVERY

Remains of a dismembered woman found in a river near Rosario

12-02-2020 17:25 News of the discovery of the remains, found in a shallow river near the city of Rosario, comes just two days after two young women were shot dead on Monday.

End of 'Chocobar doctrine'?

Bullrich bemoans security minister's move to remove Macri-era protocols

24-12-2019 13:04 Recently departed security minister accuses new government of holding "ideological apparatus that is always on the side of the thief."

London Bridge

Man shot by police forces after stabbings on London Bridge

29-11-2019 13:33 British police cleared the area around London Bridge on Friday after a stabbing and shooting incident that left several people injured. Police said one man had been detained, and witnesses reported seeing a man shot by armed officers.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Watch condemns 'serious' violations during Chile protests

27-11-2019 13:02 New York-based human rights group condemns "serious human rights violations, excessive use of force and abuses in detention" committed by Carabineros, saying they are "not coincidences."

Protests in Colombia

First protester dies in Colombia unrest as marches press on

26-11-2019 12:13 A high school student died two days after being hit in the head by a projectile reportedly fired by riot police.

Protests in Chile

Chile's Piñera acknowledges excess police force used in protests

19-11-2019 09:58 President admits excessive force used in clamping down on demonstrators, and promises “no impunity” for anyone who commits acts of violence.

CRIME & SECURITY

Mercosur nations agree to let police cross borders in pursuit of criminals

07-11-2019 18:29 Security ministers from four nations agree deal in Foz de Iguaçu. However, accord must still be ratified by governments and legislatures of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Garrahan kids hospital

Paediatrician given 10 years in jail for child pornography charges

07-11-2019 11:01 Ricardo Russo, former head of immunology and rheumatology at the Garrahan children's hospital in Buenos Aires, sentenced to 10 years in prison and disqualified from practising medicine after being convicted of the possession, production and distribution of child pornography.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHILE

Piñera seeks end to Chile's crisis after 15 die in violent clashes

22-10-2019 12:55 Chile president to meet with other political parties in bid to end street violence; Presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich weight in on crisis.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Regular supporters suffer as hooligans, security forces turn Lanús into a warzone

21-09-2019 11:37 Policing football in Buenos Aires Province is difficult, sure, but violence will only be eradicated by consistent, systematic policies – not big shows of force.

by Dan Edwards

HUMAN RIGHTS

Protests seek justice for Jorge Julio López, 13 years on from disappearance

18-09-2019 16:59 Marchers renew calls for justice in case of missing bricklayer, who disappeared just days after giving evidence in trial involving Miguel Etchecolatz, one of Argentina's most notorious dictatorship-era criminals.

ARREST IN FLORES

Ex-police officer, 71, arrested on child pornography charges

12-09-2019 16:57 A 71-year-old former police officer has been arrested at his home on allegations he participated in the creation and distribution of child pornography. Victims could number as high as 1,200.

SHOT POLICE OFFICER

City police officer in critical condition after robbery and shooting

27-08-2019 13:52 Karina Castillo was shot by two suspects in the face on Monday night, before being rushed to hospital via helicopter.

KEY STORIES

Aug 19th-25th: What We Learned This Week

24-08-2019 09:14 What has caught out attention the past week?

CRIME & SECURITY

Killings by police divide Rio, with Brazil's famed city weary of crime

22-08-2019 09:32 Brazilian human rights and victims' groups are raising alarms about the record levels of deaths at police hands in the state of 17.2 million people, with 1,075 slain in the first seven months of the year, according to official figures. And far-right Rio state Governor Wilson Witzel and President Jair Bolsonaro are pushing to give police a still-freer hand.

POLICE BRUTALITY

Footage emerges of police officer killing man with a kick to the chest

20-08-2019 15:21 City Security Minister Marcelo D’Alessandro states officer's actions were "within protocol," as questions emerge over conduct.

Girl raped by policemen

Three police officers arrested for rape of young girl in Formosa

15-07-2019 16:24 The 18-year-old victim was able to leave the alleged scene of the crime and ask neighbours for help. One officer is being investigated as a potential accomplice to the crime.

AMLO

Mexico federal police rebel against National Guard

03-07-2019 14:18 Under plans spearheaded by Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the police force would be integrated into the newly formed national guard.

argentina

Woman receives suspended jail sentence after kiss with wife

01-07-2019 10:49 Mariana Gómez was found guilty for resisting arrest and causing injury after an incident involving a kiss with her wife and a cigarette at Buenos Aires' Constitución train station in 2017.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Neymar gives statement to police in Brazil as rape allegations pile on pressure

07-06-2019 14:32 Neymar, injured and out of the Copa América, visits police station as probe opens into whether he broke the law after posting intimate pictures online of a woman who accused him of rape.

KEY STORIES

May 20th-26th: What We Learned This Week

25-05-2019 11:47 What has happened the last seven days?

POLICE BRUTALITY

Demonstrators demand justice in protest against police brutality

24-05-2019 19:46 Public uproar at San Miguel del Monte deaths prompt hundreds of people to stage a march "against the trigger-happy" in the streets of Buenos Aires.

Police violence

Seven police officers arrested in wake of car-chase shooting fatalities

24-05-2019 10:25 The incident happened Monday when a car full of young people failed to stop on police orders in the small rural town of San Miguel del Monte, about an hour's drive south of the capital. Four people – the driver, 22, a 14-year-old youth and two girls aged 13 and 14 – were killed.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

12 police officers suspended after four killed and shots fired during chase

23-05-2019 17:08 The incident happened Monday when a car full of young people failed to stop on police orders in the small rural town of San Miguel del Monte, about an hour's drive south of the capital. Four people – the driver, 22, a 14-year-old youth and two girls aged 13 and 14 – were killed.

CRIME AND SAFETY

Minister Bullrich’s taser guns to hit the Buenos Aires streets in March

17-01-2019 12:57 Government confirms electric weapons will be in use in less than two months' time.

by Anna Laffrey