Judge Suspends Prerequisites for Abortions in Buenos Aires
A court in Buenos Aires has suspended certain requirements implemented by the city government to regulate non-punishable abortion in a bid to protect women and their rights. Judge Lopez Vergara ruled...
View ArticleExplosion in House of Key Witness in ‘Candela Case’
A key witness in the now infamous “Candela” case was gravely injured in the early hours of this morning following an explosion in his house in the suburb of Moreno.
View ArticlePope Francis Receives the Head of the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo
During today’s general audience, Pope Francis briefly met with Estela de Carlotto, head of the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo.
View ArticleCritical Judicial Reform Debate Underway
With the support of 132 lawmakers, a critical debate in the judicial reform process has begun.
View ArticleSenate Passes First Round of Judicial Reform Bills
After 20 hours of debate in the Lower House last night regarding the judicial reform proposals, legislators have passed three controversial bills, causing public outcry and country-wide strikes by...
View ArticleINDEC: Poverty Figures are Down
Argentina's National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) has today claimed that the country's poverty rate has dropped by 1.1 % from 6.5% the year before, while indigence levels are said to...
View ArticleBrazil: President Rousseff in Argentina to Discuss Bilateral Trade
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has today met with President Cristina Fernández at the Casa Rosada to discuss ways in which to improve bilateral trade.
View ArticleViolent Confrontation at Hospital Borda Leaves 30 Injured
The hospital staff and other workers organisations were protesting a city project that included the demolishing of a hospital workshop.
View ArticleBuenos Aires Reduces Waste Sent to Landfills, Considers Incineration
City government officials are reporting that in the first half of last month, Buenos Aires reduced the amount of garbage sent to landfills by 29%
View ArticleStudy Highlights Problems Facing Patagonia’s Indigenous Communities
An investigation as part of the Observatory of Human Rights of Indigenous peoples reported that there are 347 Mapuche people in the Patagonia province of Neuquén in Argentina processing or involved in...
View ArticleConstitutional Lawyer Lodges First Injunction Against Judicial Reforms
Earlier today, constitutional lawyer Gil Domínguez lodged the first official complaint against the government’s package of judicial reforms
View ArticleMetropolitan Police Critised For Borda Repression
Following Friday’s confrontation at Hospital Borda that left eight people arrested and approximately 50 injured, criticisms regarding Metropolitan Police repression are picking up. Critics claim that...
View ArticleCourt Orders Bishop to Pay Damages to Sex Abuse Victim
The Quilmes Court of Appeals today confirmed a historic ruling in which the Bishop of Quilmes must pay out damages to a sex abuse victim in its parish.
View ArticleGovernment Predicts Victory in Mid-Term Elections
Argentina’s federal planning minister Julio de Vido yesterday assured a triumph for the government in the mid-term elections this October.
View ArticleNéstor Kirchner to be Celebrated on 25th May
The president's secretary general, Oscar Parrilli, has confirmed that the country will celebrate ten years since the presidency of Néstor Kirchner on Argentina's 'May Revolution' day on the 25th May.
View ArticleProtesters Rally Against Borda Police Aggression
The Union of State Workers (ATE) gathered today to rally against the Metropolitan Police, who used violence to repress protesters at the Borda mental hospital last Friday. The clash, arising between...
View ArticleUN Warns that Judicial Reforms Will Restrict Access to Justice
Adding to the controversy of the new set of judicial reforms, United Nations expert Gabriela Knaul took a stand yesterday and urged the Argentine government to reconsider passing the bill that affects...
View ArticlePolice Charge Six for the Deaths of 200 Animals near Córdoba
Police have charged six municipal workers over the deaths of hundreds of animals in the town of Deán Funes near Córdoba. The arrests came after Córdoba police carried out a series of house raids...
View ArticleLong-Distance Bus Routes Stopped Nationwide Due To Strikes
The Urban Transport Workers Union (UTA) stopped all long-distance bus routes on Thursday as part of a strike. The union is demanding a 23% wage increase. Representatives said that the strike will last...
View ArticleFour Santa Fe Policemen Arrested for Alleged Torture of Detainees
In Reconquista, province of Santa Fe, four police officers were arrested after two drug dealers – who are already in custody – accused them of ‘torture’. The officers implicated are: intelligence chief...
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