Various Protests in Córdoba as President Visits Bush Fire Zone
Around 5,000 people have gathered in protest at the Patio Olmos in Cordoba in opposition to the governor of the city, Jose Manuel De La Sota, and his handling of the recent police drug scandal and...
View ArticleGreenpeace Demands Release of Argentine Activists Detained by Russia
Two Argentines are among the 30 Greenpeace activists detained by Russian authorities after security forces boarded their ship in the Arctic Sea.
View ArticleMenem Absolved of Falsifying Tax Declarations
Former president Carlos Menem was absolved of all charges of falsifying tax declarations by a federal court today.
View ArticleEnergy Distributors Shift Blame to City for Poor Service in Villas
Residents of Villa 31, in Retiro, staged a roadblock Thursday morning on Autopista Illia to protest the inadequate electric services provided by distributors Edesur and Edenor. A spokesman for Edesur...
View ArticleTruck Drivers Block Buenos Aires’ Roads in Protest
Truck drivers have gathered today at 9 de Julio street in the centre of Buenos Aires to protest in front of the Superintendence of Health Services. They claim the government body owes their union's...
View ArticleSergio Massa Convoy Attacked As Campaign Trail Begins
Frente Renovador party candidate Sergio Massa was this weekend forced to take cover after his convoy was attacked during campaign trail.
View ArticleNew Housing Project Slowly Relocates Shantytown Residents
Sixty families moved from Villa 21-24 in Barracas last week into new apartments. The move is part of an ambitious public housing project aimed at relocating families currently living in the unsafe...
View ArticleGreenpeace Activists Face Piracy Charges over Arctic Protest
Two Argentine Greenpeace activists detained after Russian authorities boarded their ship last week are facing piracy charges, which carry a maximum sentence of 15 years.
View ArticleBulacio Case: Ex Police Chief on Trial for Detention of Minor 22 Years Ago
The trial of former police superintendent Miguel Angel Espósito for the illegal detention of Walter Bulacio began today in the Criminal Tribunal 29 of Buenos Aires, more than 22 years after his death...
View ArticleMorón Diocese Speaks Out in Defence of Convicted Priest Grassi
The Morón diocese has come out in defense of Julio César Grassi who began his 15 year prison sentence for corruption and sexual abuse of minors yesterday.
View ArticleQom Leader Félix Díaz Charged by Formosa Court
Félix Díaz, leader of the Indigenous Qom community has been charged with “resistance to authority and stealing weapons by the Clorinda Tribunal, in the province of Formosa.
View ArticleFormer Army Officer Escapes Custody on way to Tribunales
Alejandro Lawless, a former army officer accused of committing crimes against humanity during the 1976-83 dictatorship, has escaped whilst being transferred to a court in Buenos Aires.
View ArticleBacklash to Verdict on Bulacio Case
Yesterday ex-police inspector Miguel Ángel Espósito was finally sentenced for his part in the Walter Bulacio case, the high profile case of police brutality in which the 17 year old Bulacio was...
View ArticleBuenos Aires City Budget for 2014 Criticised by Comunas Organisation
Yesterday the Citizens for Communities organization sent a communication to a host of government officials of the city of Buenos Aires government regarding the 2014 government budget. They claimed that...
View ArticleViolent Clashes in Chacarita as Community Kitchen is Seized
Residents and police clashed after a community canteen, which feeds hundreds of children, was occupied by a group of 25 yesterday.
View ArticleTrain Station Name Changed to Honour Deceased Activists
Yesterday saw Congress pass the name change that will now see Avellaneda station called Santillán y Kosteki, to honour activists Darío Santillán and Maximiliano Kosteki who were killed 2002 in what...
View ArticleTrain Derails and Flattens Shanty Housing in Rosario
This morning, a train derailed and crushed precarious housing structures, located just metres from the track on the outskirts of Rosario.
View ArticleDebate Continues Over Law to Shoot Down Suspected Drug Planes
Opposition forces have challenged the government’s reasons for rejecting a proposed law that would allow planes suspected of trafficking drugs to be shot down.
View ArticleFirst New Sarmiento Line Trains to Arrive in February
Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo told reporters today that new trains for the Sarmiento line will arrive in Argentina in February, early than previously anticipated.
View ArticleComprehensive Civil Code Reform Moves into Final Stages
More than a year after congress began debating reforms to Argentina’s civil and commercial code, and over a year and a half after the first draft bill was presented to congress, the new joint Civil and...
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