News of conviction

Fernández de Kirchner claims police are attempting to provoke supporters

20-06-2025 22:47 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, confined to house arrest as she serves a six-year jail term, urges supporters not to gather as police deploy near her apartment.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Cristina, wherefore art thou? Argentina on (permanent) CFK balcony watch

19-06-2025 21:41 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be allowed to go out onto the balcony of her apartment while serving house arrest for corruption, the court enforcing the sentence confirmed on Thursday.

CFK GRAFT CONVICTION

'We will return,' Fernández de Kirchner tells crowd in Plaza de Mayo

18-06-2025 17:08 Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told her followers in the Plaza de Mayo on Wednesday that "we will return" as she began her first full day in detention.

'Vialidad' corruption case

House arrest for CFK – 10 keys from the court ruling

18-06-2025 16:51 Key points from the resolution authorising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve out her six-year prison sentence at home in the Constitución neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA'

Tens of thousands rally in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

18-06-2025 16:02 Peronist, Kirchnerite groups rally for 'Argentina with Cristina' march; Mass protest outside Government House follows Supreme Court ruling confirming corruption sentence.

'ARGENTINA WITH CRISTINA'

Fernández de Kirchner’s supporters march in Buenos Aires

18-06-2025 13:31 Protesters denounce conviction ordering former president to serve six-year jail term and enforcing lifetime ban on public office; Former president granted house arrest by courts.

POLITICS

CFK's supporters keep vigil over threat of prison

14-06-2025 23:38 Hundreds gather outside the Supreme Court in Buenos Aires in show of support for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after her conviction.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner to present herself before courts on Wednesday

13-06-2025 11:17 Ex-president confirms in social media posts she will appear at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse on Wednesday; She says she will do this to “comply with the law” and states house arrest “is not a privilege,” highlighting security concerns.

POLITICS

CFK conviction prompts political shockwaves, protests

13-06-2025 10:49 Supporters of convicted ex-president react with anger to ruling – what next for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Peronism and the national political landscape?

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Explainer: Keys to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction

12-06-2025 15:48 The many legal woes of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose corruption conviction has been confirmed and rendered definitive by Argentina’s Supreme Court.

FORMER PRESIDENT JAILED

Casa Rosada expects Fernández de Kirchner's arrest to be ‘respectful’

12-06-2025 14:39 Although the details will be decided by the courts, government officials anticipate that the two-term former president will be treated with respect during the process.

CRISTINA CONDEMNED

Fernández de Kirchner seeks house arrest, denounces ‘persecution’ at ICC

11-06-2025 22:31 Supporters rally in Buenos Aires outside the former president’s home as her lawyers appeal to the International Criminal Court and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

CRISTINA GRAFT CONVICTION

Fernández de Kirchner given five days to present herself to courthouse

10-06-2025 20:53 Federal Oral Court No. 2 summons former president and eight others convicted of offences in the 'Vialidad' case; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must report to Comodoro Py federal courthouse within five working days to be taken into custody.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

CFK slams Supreme Court ruling as 'clampdown' on popular vote

10-06-2025 19:03 Three judges on nation’s highest tribunal rejects Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s appeal in the Vialidad graft case, sparking anger from former president.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Supreme Court revising Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s corruption conviction

07-06-2025 18:12 Nation’s highest tribunal is reviewing former president’s graft conviction in the ‘Vialidad’ conviction; Decision on whether to uphold sentence and enforce ban on public office creeps closer and may derail her intended candidacy in Buenos Aires Province.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Prosecutor asks Supreme Court to double CFK prison term

15-05-2025 16:38 Attorney General Eduardo Casal urges Supreme Court to double jail term handed down to former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for corruption offences.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner appeals corruption conviction to Supreme Court

31-03-2025 15:17 Lawyers for former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner file appeal with Supreme Court over corruption conviction; Challenge to authority of García-Mansilla to participate in case.

UNITED STATES

Trump would have been convicted, according special counsel report

14-01-2025 12:33 With the US presidential inauguration just days away, newly released special counsel report declares Donald Trump would have faced criminal charge if not for re-election.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Court upholds Fernández de Kirchner’s graft conviction, sentence

13-11-2024 12:04 Court upholds former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction on corruption charges; Also confirms six-years prison sentence and lifetime ban from public office; Partido Justicialista leader will likely challenge ruling before the Supreme Court.