News of criminal

Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace

12-04-2023 13:07 Victims of alleged human rights violations in Venezuela say they're hopeful an International Criminal Court probe into killings and torture will bring them some closure.

RUSSIAN LEADER

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin

17-03-2023 14:58 The International Criminal Court announces an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. Russia is not a party to the ICC so it is unclear if or how the Russian president could ever be extradited.

PREGNANT RUSSIANS

United States requests info on probe into pregnant Russian women in Argentina

17-02-2023 10:02 Washington seeks data on alleged criminal network luring pregnant Russians to Buenos Aires with so-called childbirth tourism packages.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

ARA San Juan: Five years on, a look at investigation into submarine's sinking

16-11-2022 08:31 Five years after the tragic loss of the 'ARA San Juan,' forensic studies of images of the sunken submarine are still pending. The case probing the tragedy is relatively advanced, but doubts as to what caused it are far from resolved. A look at the key points of the investigation underway in Santa Cruz and Chubut.

Football

Referee in Argentina seeks 'justice' for on-field attack

02-08-2022 18:44 A football referee who was punched by a male player during a match has made criminal charges against her attacker. The violence took place during a regional league match, the video of which has been circulated throughout Argentina.

HUMAN RIGHTS & VENEZUELA

ICC opens Venezuela office to investigate rights abuses

31-03-2022 22:05 International Criminal Court opens branch in Caracas as part of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses during anti-government protests in 2017.

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

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro

27-10-2021 12:42 A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CASE

Judge summons Macri in ARA San Juan espionage case

01-10-2021 17:16 Dolores Judge Martín Bava summons Macri to October 7 hearing under framework of case probing alleged espionage of relatives of deceased crew of ARA San Juan submarine. Former president barred from leaving the country.

AFGHANISTAN CRISIS

Death by sadness – or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hiding

29-09-2021 09:13 Many LGBTQ Afghans are haunted by the Taliban's brutally repressive reign from 1996 to 2001. Terrified for their lives, many have gone now underground, erasing all traces of their former lives on social networks.

News of criminal

Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin

United States requests info on probe into pregnant Russian women in Argentina

ARA San Juan: Five years on, a look at investigation into submarine's sinking

Referee in Argentina seeks 'justice' for on-field attack

ICC opens Venezuela office to investigate rights abuses

ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations

Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro

Judge summons Macri in ARA San Juan espionage case

Death by sadness – or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hiding

Cumbia singer L-Gante released from jail after three months

Elecciones 2023: una encuesta da tercero a Milei en territorio bonanerense y Massa sale primero

Pablo Moyano, contra JxC: "Tendría que haber una reforma laboral para que los Diputados vayan a laburar"

"Me voy por tiempo indefinido": la hermana de Cecilia Strzyzowski rompió el silencio

Juliana Awada tiene las camisas más frescas para el cambio de temporada

Massa anunció la devolución del IVA a monotributistas, jubilados y trabajadores registrados