News of femicide

Triple murder probe: Most suspects now in custody, prosecutor says

Yesterday 15:16 Testimony from one detinee helps “clarify role of suspects”; Police report reveals alleged ringleader “Pequeño J” entered country from Uruguay in late August.

TRIPLE MURDER

Who's who of detained: Nine arrested for triple narco murder in Florencio Varela

01-10-2025 17:59 Following the capture of “Pequeño J” and his right-hand man, there are already nine individuals in custody; A look at the alleged roles attributed to each of them in the brutal triple murder.

CRIME & SECURITY

Report: January saw 28 victims of gender-based violence

10-02-2025 18:34 Buenos Aires Province remains the region with the most femicide cases in the country, followed by Santa Fe, Mendoza and CABA.

POLITICS

Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code

24-01-2025 15:48 President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove quotas for disabled and trans people.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Brazil introduces law increasing femicide sentences to 40 years

11-10-2024 12:42 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs into law a bill that makes femicide a separate criminal offence with potential sentence of up to 40 years behind bars.

CRIME & SECURITY

Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial

01-05-2024 10:26 Former partner César Sena, his parents Emiliano Sena and Marcela Acuña, and four assistants of powerful local picket-leader, look set to face trial by jury.

8M Rally

'We will be a tsunami' – Green tide fills streets surrounding Congress on 8M

09-03-2024 19:48 Thousands of women of all ages demonstrated near Congress to make their slogans against sexist violence heard.

by Sabrina Chemen

#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Cecilia Palmeiro: ‘Feminism is a space of resistance and social transformation’

08-03-2024 06:10 Professor, activist and founding member of Ni Una Menos movement reflects on challenges facing women in Argentina and her hopes for the future.

CRIME & SECURITY

Femicide in Berazategui: 33-year-old woman stabbed 24 times

12-02-2024 11:21 Mother-of-four María Belén Muñoz, 33, stabbed 24 times by partner in brutal killing; Accused Alejandro Albornoz, 34, has confessed to crime. He had been denounced for domestic violence by his own mother.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections

13-01-2024 22:18 Argentina registered 322 femicides in 2023, a figure equivalent to almost one murder a day, according to government data.

News of femicide

Triple murder probe: Most suspects now in custody, prosecutor says

Who's who of detained: Nine arrested for triple narco murder in Florencio Varela

Report: January saw 28 victims of gender-based violence

Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code

Brazil introduces law increasing femicide sentences to 40 years

Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial

'We will be a tsunami' – Green tide fills streets surrounding Congress on 8M

Cecilia Palmeiro: ‘Feminism is a space of resistance and social transformation’

Femicide in Berazategui: 33-year-old woman stabbed 24 times

Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections

Argentine rates exceed 80% as peso crisis sparks cash crunch

United States buys pesos, confirms US$20-billion lifeline for Milei and Argentina

Argentine markets breathe sigh of relief as peso allowed to dip

Congress votes to restrict Milei's ability to govern by decree

Washington launches financial rescue of Argentina as US Treasury buys pesos

El Congreso de Perú destituyó a Dina Boluarte y ya asumió un nuevo presidente

Rescate de Estados Unidos a Argentina: New York Times denunció que el plan beneficia a fondos y allegados del secretario del Tesoro

ANSES pagará un bono extraordinario de $300.000 en octubre: quiénes lo cobran y cuáles son los requisitos

Trump pone los dólares y avanza el experimento con la Argentina de Milei

Tras firmar el acuerdo de paz de Trump, Israel continuó bombardeando Gaza y las autoridades lanzaron un alerta