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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.

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

Brazil confirms first Covid-19 death, Bolsonaro mocks 'hysteria'

17-03-2020 15:40 Brazil confirmed its first death from the coronavirus on Tuesday, as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro declared a state of emergency over the virus outbreak.

Venezuelan Crisis

Maduro aide accuses opposition of staging threat on Guaidó

06-03-2020 17:46 Opposition lawmaker Juan Pablo Guanjpa disputed the Venezuelan government's claims that Juan Guaidó staged an attack on himself at an opposition rally.

Villa Gesell Murder

Thousands rally to demand justice for slain teen Fernando Baez Sosa

19-02-2020 09:17 Demonstrators marched in a rebuke to violence in Argentina and to demand the killers of Báez Sosa – who was brutally beaten to death by a group of young rugby players – be brought to justice.

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.

NISMAN: 5 YEARS ON

Alberto Nisman march to take place in Plaza Vaticano

18-01-2020 09:54 Host of local politicians are expected to attend the event, which will have a sharp anti-Kirchnerite tone. DAIA Jewish organisation will hold a separate ceremony of remembrance, as will family.

Carrió exits

Carrió’s exit helps Cambiemos moderates as Argentina heads into new era

04-11-2019 13:00 Outspoken lawmaker's departure is a triumph for the moderate faction of Juntos para el Cambio. It may also open the door to a productive dialogue between the soon-to-be opposition and incoming Peronist government.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Election 2019

Frente de Todos close campaigns with call to end 'historic cycle' of neoliberalism

25-10-2019 19:45 Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner draws Peronists onto streets of Mar del Plata just days before the election, evoking memories of the Kirchnerite era and proclaiming the presidential nominee's vital role, past and present, in the revival of a progressive political agenda.

Election 2019

Macri: 'We must not listen to those that destroyed Argentina'

25-10-2019 17:21 President returns to site of his 2015 triumph to close his '#SíSePuede' campaign before huge crowd in Córdoba. “A new era of relief is coming to all Argentines," he tells crowd.

ELECTIONS 2019

'I'm not going anywhere,' declares Vidal in closing rally

24-10-2019 20:38 Buenos Aires Province Governor María Eugenia Vidal holds final rally of her re-election campaign, with just days to go before Sunday's elections.

ELECTION 2019

Macri announces '#SíSePuede' march in bid to boost re-election campaign

19-09-2019 20:41 President announces 'La Marcha del #SíSePuede,' a series of 30 events in 30 cities across the country for supporters in bid to build momentum ahead of crucial October 27 vote.

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.

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.

PASO

A question of margins: PASOs to offer reality check

10-08-2019 09:07 Domestic and international observers fear economic backlash, should Alberto Fernández finish more than five points ahead of President Macri and his allies in this weekend’s primaries.

The youth

Argentina's youngest find themselves drawn into politics

09-08-2019 15:45 Studies show that people between the ages of 18 and 24 feel little dedication to political parties, but issues are helping them become increasingly involved in politics.

ELECTION 2019

Before supporters in Rosario, Alberto Fernández asks Argentina to change course

08-08-2019 09:57 "Don't ask them where they come from, ask where they want to go," declares Frente de Todos candidate, as he and running-mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner promise to leave the recession behind.

BOLSONARO IN B.A.

Protesters take to streets to tell Bolsonaro he's not welcome in Argentina

07-06-2019 19:22 Hours after President Macri had hosted his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, at the Casa Rosada, a crowd dominated by leftists marched on the Plaza de Mayo to express their disapproval of the far-right leader.

by Jonah Shrock