News of police

Clashes in Rawson after Chubut Legislature approves mega-mining project

16-12-2021 13:26 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial project by 14 to 11; Arrests and injuries after police clamp down on protesters in Rawson; Legislation authorises mining – without the use of cyanide – in the region's central plateau.

Three police officers charged with killing of Lucas González

07-12-2021 16:46 Three City police officers – Gabriel Alejandro Issasi, Juan José Nieva and Fabián Andrés López – remanded in custody and charged with killing 17-year-old Lucas González last month.

Ecuador's president declares state of emergency over drug violence

19-10-2021 09:13 Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country grappling with a surge in drug-related violence and orders mobilisation of police and military.

Raids uncover corrupt mayor’s stash of cash, guns and luxury cars

15-10-2021 12:32 Courts in Salta Province order police raids on 18 properties linked to Salvador Mazza Mayor Rubén Méndez, confiscating more than US$850,000 in cash, weapons and imported luxury cars.

Another chaotic Copa Libertadores clash? Normal service has been resumed.

23-07-2021 16:12 Boca’s brawl in Brazil stole headlines across the continent this week...

by Dan Edwards

Boca Juniors players released by Brazilian police after attack

21-07-2021 21:35 Boca Juniors players and officials were released by Brazilian police on Wednesday after 12 hours being questioned following a brawl at the end of their clash with local side Atlético Mineiro.

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

01-07-2021 08:20 UN Human Rights Council urged to condemn the "brutal oppression" of protesters in Colombia, as groups call for an independent investigation.

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

29-06-2021 13:06 Anti-government protesters and police traded blows on Monday in demonstrations across Colombia that marked two months of unrest in which more than 60 people have died.

Death toll from Colombia protests climbs to 42

11-05-2021 16:54 At least 42 people have been killed — all but one civilians — in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque since April 28.

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

08-05-2021 00:16 Formosa drops down domestic agenda, but remains in the spotlight internationally; Report from Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses.

by Jennifer Heiman

UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests

04-05-2021 12:26 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voices "profound shock" at "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after at least 19 die in protests across the country.

4,000 arrested in Interpol arm-trafficking raids across South America

06-04-2021 16:31 Interpol investigation carried out last month targeting illegal arms trafficking led to arrests of around 4,000 individuals, as well as seizing of illicit firearms, parts, components, ammunition and explosives.

Police, protesters clash in Formosa over return to strict lockdown

05-03-2021 22:00 Demonstrators take to streets to protest return to strict isolation measures in wake of new Covid-19 outbreak; United Nations expresses concerns over “indiscriminate use of force” by police.

Slow justice for women abused by Chile's dictatorship

05-03-2021 12:22 More than 40,000 people were tortured and another 3,200 were murdered or disappeared in the 17 years of Augusto Pinochet's regime (1973-1990), which savaged women, making them victims of aberrant methods of torture specially focused on sexual violence.

Police raid swingers party – and guests confuse officer with stripper

11-01-2021 19:08 In scenes that seem to have been ripped straight out a comedy movie, police officers in Buenos Aires Province raided a secret swingers’ party this weekend – only for attendees to mistake one officer for a stripper.

2020: The year that was

02-01-2021 09:27 Economic crisis, rising poverty and unemployment, debt talks, creditors, the IMF, wealth tax, squatters, a police mutiny, the failed appropriation of Vicentin, alleged AFI espionage, ‘lawfare,’ corruption, legalised abortion, diplomacy, disappearances, the death of Diego Maradona… a lot happened in Argentina over the past 12 months, but it was all overshadowed by Covid-19.

by Michael Soltys

An election for the soul of America

31-10-2020 08:43 With both the Democratic and Republican candidates in the United States declaring that this election is a battle to save “the soul of America,” it is time to ask where the soul lies.

by Robert Cox

Photo gallery: Police evict families, protesters from Guernica camp

29-10-2020 17:47 Police officers clash with protesters and homeless during strong-armed eviction of Guernica encampment, with Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Sergio Berni helping to lead the operation.

Police hero sells off bravery medals to make ends meet

24-10-2020 09:11 Franco Arias is one of a rare group of police officers who have won two gold medals for valour in the course of duty. He’s also been forced into obligatory retirement as a result of long-term illness – despite the national government’s ban on dismissals during the Covid-19 pandemic.

by Nick Evans

Chile President Piñera condemns police violence against protesters

07-10-2020 01:09 Sebastián Piñera condemns police violence against protesters in Santiago after an officer threw a young demonstrator from a bridge.