News of protests

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.

Panama Protests

Fresh roadblocks as Panama protesters reject deal

19-07-2022 14:13 Panama government’s deal with protesters fell through this Monday as roadblocks returned. Social groups made u-turn on agreement to end protests in return for lowered fuel costs.

Panama Protests

Panama government and protesters strike deals to clear key highway

18-07-2022 13:48 Panama's government agreed to lower fuel prices to end the Panamerican Highway blockade. Indigenous-led protests have halted food transportation over the last fortnight.

Panama Protests

Panama government reduces fuel prices in face of protests

14-07-2022 11:54 Panamanian protests achieve lowered fuel prices and rate-freezing for other essentials.

BRAZIL ELECTION 2022

Brazilian pro-gun protesters march 'for freedom' in capital

11-07-2022 16:37 Pro-arms demonstrators took to the streets of Brasilia to demand easier access to guns. Jair Bolsonaro, who is campaigning for reelection, has already loosened regulations.

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.

Chile's New Constitution

Chile President Boric receives draft constitution

04-07-2022 13:22 Chile's constitutional convention on Monday handed its proposed new constitution to President Gabriel Boric ahead of a planned September referendum on adopting the text.

Unrest in Ecuador

Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'

29-06-2022 13:22 Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by indigenous Ecuadoreans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.

UNREST IN ECUADOR

Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut

27-06-2022 13:32 Unrest continues as indigenous protesters reject a fuel price cut announced by the government as insufficient and "insensitive."

UNREST IN ECUADOR

Indigenous protester dies at anti-government demos in Ecuador

22-06-2022 11:01 Indigenous protester dies in clashes with law enforcement officers as demonstrations against the Ecuadorean government head into tenth day.

Latin America

Ecuador judge orders release of Indigenous leader amid protests

15-06-2022 18:08 Prominent Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza's release has been ordered, his legal team confirms, less than a day after he was arrested and accused of paralysing roads during nationwide anti-government protests.

Francisca Sandoval

Chilean journalist dies after being shot during May Day protests

13-05-2022 13:47 A journalist who was shot near May Day protests in the Chilean capital Santiago died on Thursday, a hospital official said, as the country's president promised there would be no "impunity" in the case.

SOCIAL UNREST

Amid growing social unrest, inflation soars in Argentina

15-04-2022 00:58 INDEC data published just hours after protesters nationwide demand jobs, food and greater social aid.

Protests

One protester dead, several injured in clashes with Peru police following protests

07-04-2022 13:20 Under-fire Peru President Pedro Castillo calls off a curfew in Lima aimed at curbing nationwide protests against rising food and fuel prices but unrest continues.

IMF DEBT DEAL PROTESTS

Fernández de Kirchner hits out at ‘paradoxical’ attack on her Senate office

11-03-2022 16:40 Vice-president and Senate chief expresses dismay at "paradoxical" attack on her Senate office during protests against government's International Monetary Fund debt bill.

Alberto vs the courts

President echoes Kirchnerites and renews criticism of Supreme Court

11-01-2022 22:49 Ruling coalition steps up criticism of the Judiciary, with President Alberto Fernández declaring that the Supreme Court has “very serious problems.” Kirchnerites plan February 1 protest rally, as opposition leaders push back.

MINING & ENVIRONMENT

Chubut governor repeals mining law, vows public vote after days of protests

20-12-2021 20:20 Chubut Province Governor Mariano Arcioni announced a dramatic U-turn on Monday, confirming that he would repeal a newly signed zoning law that critics say paves the way for “mega-mining” in the region.

ENVIRONMENT & MINING

Second day of clashes in Rawson after approval of Chubut mining law

18-12-2021 08:05 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial zoning law authorising mining in region's central plateau; At least 30 injuries and seven protesters arrested after police clash with protesters, who set public buildings alight.

ENVIRONMENT & MINING

Clashes in Rawson after Chubut Legislature approves mega-mining project

16-12-2021 13:26 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial project by 14 to 11; Arrests and injuries after police clamp down on protesters in Rawson; Legislation authorises mining – without the use of cyanide – in the region's central plateau.

ELECTION IN HONDURAS

Former first lady set to become Honduras' first woman president

29-11-2021 13:15 Former first lady Xiomara Castro appears set to become Honduras' first woman president after taking a commanding lead over the ruling party candidate.

CRIME & SECURITY

Ramos Mejía murder shifts election spotlight onto crime

12-11-2021 22:01 Slaying of kiosk vendor Roberto Sabo in populous La Matanza delivers indignant protests, clashes with the police, public recriminations, media scrums and campaign talking points.

Human rights

ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations

05-11-2021 01:06 International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes against humanity were committed during Venezuela's clampdown on anti-government protests in 2017

CRISIS IN ECUADOR

Protesting Ecuadoreans block roads as fuel price crisis escalates

27-10-2021 15:55 Thousands of Ecuadoreans take to the streets throughout the country, blocking roads in protests called by indigenous organisations as nation's crisis escalates.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Thousands march for abortion rights in Latin America

29-09-2021 08:47 Thousands of women took to the streets across Latin America Tuesday to demand abortion rights, a practice largely prohibited in the region where hundreds of women are serving prison time under draconian laws.

Social unrest

Tens of thousands march for jobs in Buenos Aires

16-09-2021 22:44 Tens of thousands of people marched in the nation's capital on Thursday, demanding improvements to their economic lot as Argentina's economic turmoil continues.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Human Rights Watch: Brazil's Bolsonaro 'threatening' democracy

15-09-2021 14:13 President Jair Bolsonaro is "threatening democratic rule" with his attacks on Brazil's Supreme Court and electoral system, Human Rights Watch warns.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro ‘politically isolated’ – despite the bluster

11-09-2021 10:20 Brazilian leader marked Independence Day with huge rallies, but analysts say president is just seeking to sow chaos.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro backs off attacks on Brazil's institutions

09-09-2021 21:57 President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday backed off his heated attacks on Brazil's federal institutions, insisting that his recent jabs at the Supreme Court just came "in the heat of the moment."

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro claims 'freedom is at risk' as he riles up base in Brazil

07-09-2021 15:20 Fighting record-low poll numbers, a weakening economy and a Judiciary he claims is stacked against him, President Jair Bolsonaro called huge rallies for Brazilian independence day Tuesday, seeking to fire up his far-right base.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil on edge as Bolsonaro tells his base to take to the streets

06-09-2021 13:54 President Jair Bolsonaro has urged Brazilians to come out in force on Tuesday to show their support for his government. It’s shaping up to be an all-or-nothing gauge of his chances of re-election.

New government in Lima

Peru foreign minister resigns after less than three weeks in office

18-08-2021 12:20 Former guerrilla Héctor Béjar resigns 19 days after taking office, under pressure from the Congress and the Armed Forces for controversial statements on terrorism..

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.

UNREST IN CUBA

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

12-07-2021 15:19 Thousands of Cubans take part in demonstrations across country, chanting: "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urges supporters to confront demonstrators.

EDITORIAL

Independence marked yesterday, whither tomorrow?

10-07-2021 00:01 Protests alone do not offer the people a future any more than the erratic improvisations of the Frente de Todos coalition.

NEW CONSTITUTION

Work starts on Chile's first post-dictatorship constitution

04-07-2021 21:10 New 155-member body charged with writing a new constitution installed in Chile, but swearing-in ceremony overshadowed by protests.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

01-07-2021 08:20 UN Human Rights Council urged to condemn the "brutal oppression" of protesters in Colombia, as groups call for an independent investigation.

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.

Global pandemic

Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens

17-06-2021 17:49 Colombia has the fourth-highest per-capita death rate in the world over the past week. New daily cases have topped 29,000 this month, threatening to overwhelm the health system. But large swathes of the economy are set to be reopened.

UNREST IN COLOMBIA

Colombian Army tightens grip on Cali after protests leave 13 dead

30-05-2021 08:55 Colombian Army tightens control over Cali, after the latest anti-government protests left at least 13 people dead.

Protests in Colombia

No end in sight as Colombia marks full month of protests

28-05-2021 12:04 Colombia on Friday marks a full month of anti-government protests which began on April 28 in response to a proposed tax increase. Though the reform was quickly withdrawn, it triggered a broad anti-government mobilisation by people who felt they were left to fend for themselves in the health crisis, and angry over the heavy-handed response of security forces.

UNREST IN COLOMBIA

Crisis-hit city of Cali emblematic of Colombian anger

14-05-2021 01:18 Mass demonstrations against poverty and inequality have spiralled into deadly violence, with dozens killed. Colombian government has come under fire for its severe response, and in particular for the deployment of heavily-armed police.

Protests in Colombia

Colombia's foreign minister resigns amid condemnation of police action

13-05-2021 14:10 Colombia's foreign minister Claudia Blum resigned on Thursday amid international condemnation of excessive force used by law enforcers against civilians engaged in anti-government protests since April 28.

Venezuelan political crisis

Venezuela asks Spain to extradite opposition leader Leopoldo López

12-05-2021 15:39 Venezuela's Supreme Court has sent a request to Spain for the extradition of exiled opposition politician Leopoldo López, who has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Protests in Colombia

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42

11-05-2021 16:54 At least 42 people have been killed — all but one civilians — in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque since April 28.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

08-05-2021 00:16 Formosa drops down domestic agenda, but remains in the spotlight internationally; Report from Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses.

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DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Colombia criticises Fernández’s comments over policing of protests

08-05-2021 00:13 President Iván Duque's government "firmly rejects" comments by Peronist leader Alberto Fernández that criticised "institutional violence" against protesters, who have been demonstrating for more than a week.

Protests in Colombia

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

07-05-2021 13:49 Colombia's government on Thursday invited protest leaders to a dialogue in a bid to defuse tensions that began over a week ago over a tax reform proposed to address economic consequences of the pandemic.

COLOMBIA IN FOCUS

Fears of militarisation as Colombian soldiers confront protesters

05-05-2021 12:13 Fears have been raised of a creeping militarisation in Colombia, after police and soldiers forcefully clamp down on wave of recent protests.

News of protests

Peruvian women ask Michelle Bachelet for help in face of violence

Fresh roadblocks as Panama protesters reject deal

Panama government and protesters strike deals to clear key highway

Panama government reduces fuel prices in face of protests

Brazilian pro-gun protesters march 'for freedom' in capital

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

Chile President Boric receives draft constitution

Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'

Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut

Indigenous protester dies at anti-government demos in Ecuador

Ecuador judge orders release of Indigenous leader amid protests

Chilean journalist dies after being shot during May Day protests

Amid growing social unrest, inflation soars in Argentina

One protester dead, several injured in clashes with Peru police following protests

Fernández de Kirchner hits out at ‘paradoxical’ attack on her Senate office

President echoes Kirchnerites and renews criticism of Supreme Court

Chubut governor repeals mining law, vows public vote after days of protests

Second day of clashes in Rawson after approval of Chubut mining law

Clashes in Rawson after Chubut Legislature approves mega-mining project

Former first lady set to become Honduras' first woman president

Ramos Mejía murder shifts election spotlight onto crime

ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations

Protesting Ecuadoreans block roads as fuel price crisis escalates

Thousands march for abortion rights in Latin America

Tens of thousands march for jobs in Buenos Aires

Human Rights Watch: Brazil's Bolsonaro 'threatening' democracy

Bolsonaro ‘politically isolated’ – despite the bluster

Bolsonaro backs off attacks on Brazil's institutions

Bolsonaro claims 'freedom is at risk' as he riles up base in Brazil

Brazil on edge as Bolsonaro tells his base to take to the streets

Peru foreign minister resigns after less than three weeks in office

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

Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR

Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

Independence marked yesterday, whither tomorrow?

Work starts on Chile's first post-dictatorship constitution

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

Colombia's Covid death toll surges toward 100,000 as economy reopens

Colombian Army tightens grip on Cali after protests leave 13 dead

No end in sight as Colombia marks full month of protests

Crisis-hit city of Cali emblematic of Colombian anger

Colombia's foreign minister resigns amid condemnation of police action

Venezuela asks Spain to extradite opposition leader Leopoldo López

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

Colombia criticises Fernández’s comments over policing of protests

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

Fears of militarisation as Colombian soldiers confront protesters

Analysts estimate inflation could surpass 90% this year

Elisa Carrió's attacks expose rift among opposition coalition leaders

March in Caracas protests against detained plane in Argentina

Massa gains ground in energy sector power struggle ahead of IMF talks

Economy minister shakes up energy secretary in consolidation of power

Paro de colectivos en el AMBA: desde cuándo rige la medida y a qué líneas afecta

Cristina Kirchner se mostró malhumorada e irónica en la sesión especial del Senado

El rol decisivo de Alberto Fernández en la expulsión de Claudio Lozano

“Vos y los kirchneristas no van a poder caminar por la calle”: la amenaza que recibió Pablo Echarri en el teatro

Furia contra Macri y juicio a la Corte: quién es Joanna Picetti, la "testaferro" de Juntos por el Cambio apuntada por Elisa Carrió