News of protest

Sex workers stage protest in Buenos Aires

22-09-2020 01:25 Sex workers demand right to return to work, denounce police violence and demand reopening of hotels, as group warns they face “situation of extreme vulnerability.”

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Protesters call on government to block eviction of Guernica camp

18-09-2020 11:05 More than 1,500 people protested in Buenos Aires on Thursday, calling for the government to prevent the eviction of land occupied by poverty-stricken families and homeless individuals.

Former president

Macri 'breaks silence' to launch fierce attack on Fernández

13-09-2020 23:52 Former president pens column for La Nación, accusing Peronist leader of leading a “systematic and permanent attack” on Constitution.

GUEST VOICE

Behind the conflict with the police

12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political.

by Andrei Serbin Pont

Provincial police rebel

Fernández tries to defuse protests by Buenos Aires Province police

09-09-2020 23:27 Police officers in Buenos Aires Province escalate protests, with a group congregating outside the Olivos presidential residence. President Alberto Fernández vows to meet demands but criticises demonstration.

Provincial police rebel

Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime

09-09-2020 17:10 Officers are in a mutinous mood throughout Argentina’s largest province, as the coronavirus pandemic brings to a head problems unresolved over many years.

by Leonardo Nieva

POLICE PROTEST

Police officers in Buenos Aires Province protest to demand better salaries

08-09-2020 15:59 Government promises pay increase after retired and active police officers stage demonstration outside Governor Kicillof's residence in La Plata to demand urgent salary increases and more protective equipment to protect against Covid-19.

JUDICIAL REFORM

Judicial reform bill clears Senate, heads to lower house

28-08-2020 18:04 Controversial proposal, which the opposition strongly rejects, passes to the Chamber of Deputies after early Friday morning vote along strict party lines.

Global pandemic

With streets silent, Latin American activists use walls to speak out

23-08-2020 09:41 Coronavirus lockdowns may have largely silenced various social movements but a new form of protest is spreading on the walls of buildings across the region.

JUDICIAL REFORM

Protesters call new rally against government’s judicial reform bill

21-08-2020 00:17 Demonstrators to stage new rally marching on Congress on August 26 in protest of the government’s judicial reform bill.

POST '17A' RALLY

Following rally, opposition calls on Fernández to drop justice reform

18-08-2020 23:15 Seeking to build on the momentum of 17A anti-government rally, Juntos por el Cambio calls on government to withdraw its judicial reform bill.

'17A' MARCH

Anti-government protesters defy virus lockdown to rally

17-08-2020 21:59 Large crowds of demonstrators take to the streets, in cities across the country, on to protest lockdown extension and government's proposed judicial reform bill.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Portland's Wall of Moms builds on a long protest tradition

13-08-2020 00:38 Kelsy Kretschmer, associate professor of sociology at Oregon State University, explains why the Wall of Moms protest group attracted so much attention in the coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, and how the group draws on a long tradition of mothers’ movements around the world.

JUDICIAL REFORM

Protesters rally against government's judicial reform

02-08-2020 19:23 Demonstrators reject proposed reform bill, accuse government of seeking to deliver "impunity" for ex-Kirchnerite officials.

THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

What we learned this week: July 18th - July 25th

25-07-2020 09:23 Stories that caught our eye in Argentina from the last seven days.

AIRLINES & AVIATION

LATAM airline workers stage protest at City Airport

23-07-2020 02:50 Dozens of employees from the Chilean-Brazilian airline LATAM staged a protest on Wednesday to demand clarity over their jobs, after the government rejected a bid to open crisis prevention proceedings.

Killing of George Floyd

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death

12-06-2020 15:39 In the midst global protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in the US on May 25, debates have been reignited concerning commemorating controversial historical figures in statues and memorials throughout the world.

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.

GENDER VIOLENCE

'We are not invisible' – Activists call 'decentralised march' against femicide

11-06-2020 10:23 With a rallying cry of "No somos invisibles," Argentines across the country find a new way to stage personal demonstrations against gender violence amid the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing rules.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

As cities simmer in the United States, a leadership test for Trump

01-06-2020 16:34 After a sixth night of at times violent unrest that saw chaotic scenes unfold right outside the White House, US president still has no plans to deliver address to the nation.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

George Floyd: Who was the 'gentle giant' killed in US police custody?

01-06-2020 16:20 The black man who left Houston for fresh beginnings in Minneapolis, only to end up begging for his life before dying under the knee of a white policeman, was a generous soul laid off during the coronavirus crisis, according to his family and friends.

Coronavirus pandemic

Protesters rally in Buenos Aires to demand end of Covid-19 lockdown

01-06-2020 16:10 Approximately 1,000 people gathered at the Obelisk on Saturday in downtown Buenos Aires to call for an end to the mandatory quarantine that's been in force since March 20.

Coronavirus pandemic

First anti-lockdown protest takes place in Buenos Aires

26-05-2020 15:41 Around 150 demonstrators rallied at the Plaza de Mayo on the 25 de Mayo holiday, protesting the lockdown introduced to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and the halt in economic activity.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Protest against release of prisoners ups pressure on Fernández

02-05-2020 07:32 Noisy cacerolazo protest, heard in major cities across the country, highlights growing anger at granting of house arrest to criminals during coronavirus pandemic.

cacerolazo

Noisy pot-banging protest rejects release of prisoners during pandemic

30-04-2020 23:17 Pot-banging returned to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, as angry citizens staged a cacerolazo protest to reject the release of inmates from prison among the coronavirus pandemic.

PRISONS AND THE PANDEMIC

Tension grows as first virus cases confirmed in BA Province jails

25-04-2020 10:13 Petitions for house arrest grow as prisoners protest inside jails to demand action. So far three positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported within prison walls: two guards and a convict.

Cross Kirchnerite

Boudou: ‘Macri's was the most corrupt government in history’

10-03-2020 21:57 Jailed former vice-president Amado Boudou renews talk of 'lawfare,' criticises farming sector strike and alleges Mauricio Macri persecuted his opponents to cover up corrupt exploits.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Thousands rally to demand gender equality in National Feminist Strike

09-03-2020 22:48 Demonstrators call for legal and free abortion, gender-pay equality, and end to gender violence during two days of rallies across the country.

Femicide

19-year-old in police custody after killing girlfriend, burning body

02-03-2020 15:16 19-year-old Naim Vera surrenders to police after remains of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Brenda Micaela Gordillo, found. In an attempt to cover up crime, he allegedly burnt the victim's body on a parrilla.

Democracy in Crisis

Protests in Chile hit LatAm's biggest music festival

24-02-2020 09:48 Protesters, using rocks and molotov cocktails, engaged in clashes with the police during the Viña del Mar Music Festival in a demonstration against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

REPATRIATION

Ukrainians hurl stones at China’s evacuees for fear of infection

21-02-2020 12:41 Several hundred residents in Ukraine's Poltava region protested to stop officials from quarantining the evacuees – including at least one Argentine – in their village because they feared becoming infected.

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH

Demonstrators demand justice on 5th anniversary of Nisman's death

20-01-2020 00:49 Demonstrators rally in Buenos Aires to declare prosecutor was murdered and demand justice. Strong oppositional tone at event, attended by Elisa Carrió, Patricia Bullrich and late prosecutor's mother.

Economic Recovery

First protest against new government, sparked by recovery package

19-12-2019 12:32 Pro-Macri demonstrators protest against pension freezes and tax hikes on exports and foreign expenditures.

BOLIVIA

Bolivia’s indigenous female wrestlers return to the ring after protests

28-11-2019 15:43 The female wrestlers of El Alto, who spar theatrically in traditional layered skirts, describe their show as an “accessible therapy” for themselves and their community following weeks of violent unrest in Bolivia.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentines demand justice as they rally to remember those lost to femicide

27-11-2019 16:05 Argentines joined hundreds of thousands around the world in fighting for women's rights on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Demonstrators took to the Plaza del Congreso and Congress to remember those lost to femicide and advocate for an end to violence against women.

by Maria Gracia Santillana

Subway Strike

Subte drivers announce strike for Wednesday

19-11-2019 16:02 After the revelation that asbestos is in carriages on underground metro's B-line, workers unveil plans to stop service at varying times throughout the day on Wednesday.

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.

Chile Protests

Argentina's Embassy in Santiago evacuated after 'attack'

13-11-2019 15:32 Ambassador José Octavio Bordón was one of the diplomats who fled the building while protesters tried to enter.

Bolivia Election Crisis

Thousands march in Buenos Aires to support Evo Morales

12-11-2019 15:21 Evo Morales' resignation triggered widespread support in many neighbouring countries, including thousands who turned out in downtown Buenos Aires to show support.

LANDMARK EVENTS

Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests

30-10-2019 12:23 Even a cabinet shakeup doesn't stem the country's protests, compelling Piñera to call off two major gatherings of international leaders Chile was scheduled to host.

AGRICULTURE

Farmers fear impact of a Peronist victory in election

24-10-2019 09:38 After a record harvest, farmers are fearful of a Peronist victory on Sunday and their subsequent policies, yet also disappointed in President Mauricio Macri and his government.

Chile Protests

Human rights groups in Buenos Aires support Chilean protesters

23-10-2019 17:00 Eleven NGOs issue call of solidarity and demand President Sebastián Piñera bring end to fighting through peaceful means.

Argentina

Violence erupts outside of Chilean consulate in Buenos Aires, journalists attacked

22-10-2019 12:50 At least six people detained for infiltrating peaceful march with molotov cocktails.

Human Rights

Journalist shot to death covering anti-government protests in Haiti

11-10-2019 21:14 Protesters burned tyres and spilled oil on streets in parts of Haiti's capital as they renewed their call for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse, just hours after the death of reporter Néhémie Joseph.

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.

'FOOD EMERGENCY'

Social movements stage roadblocks and marches throughout Buenos Aires

11-09-2019 11:16 The day of protest will culminate in a 48 hour encampment on the Av. 9 de Julio as activists call for increased funding for social programs.

'FOOD EMERGENCY'

Opposition unites to call for 'Food Emergency' session amid more protests

10-09-2019 15:47 Politicians from across the opposition benches agreed Monday to unify their legislative projects on the topic into a single bill.

UBER IN ARGENTINA

Taxi-drivers walk off job in protest as Uber arrives in Córdoba

09-09-2019 17:40 More than 28,000 sign up to become drivers, while more than 140,000 register as users in region.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mass protest in Santiago against abuses of Pinochet era

09-09-2019 13:54 Thousands of demonstrators poured onto Santiago's streets Sunday to honour the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. But the march, which started peacefully, ended in violence.