SOCIAL UNREST Eleven arrests as police crack down on protesters in Buenos Aires 10-04-2024 16:28 Police water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a temporary blockade of Avenida 9 de Julia.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Tensions soar as sacked state workers react to lay-offs 03-04-2024 16:41 Security forces deployed as state workers react angrily to mass lay-offs. Patricia Bullrich defends operation as sacked public employees try to re-enter offices.
FILM & CINEMA Police clash with demonstrators protesting cutbacks for cinema industry 15-03-2024 19:25 Hundreds of people protest against dismissals and slurs from President Javier Milei at the INCAA National Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Institute. Demonstrators call for workers to be reinstatement and defend value of federal festivals, film schools, and the Cine.Ar channel and platform.
SOCIAL UNREST ON RISE Strikes and walkouts multiply as anger against Milei's austerity mounts 22-02-2024 21:05 Social unrest is growing, labour groups protest in response to President Milei’s belt-tightening measures; Railway staff, health workers, teachers and even scientists take to streets in protest.
PROTESTERS CHALLENGE PETTOVELLO Huge 'hunger line' in Buenos Aires challenges Milei's minister 06-02-2024 00:03 Sandra Pettovello’s claim she would attend to the hungry “one by one” backfires as hundreds of demonstrators form long queues outside her Human Capital Ministry, demanding greater state assistance in the face of a food emergency.
EDITORIAL The four horsemen 27-01-2024 07:35 The general strike should be deemed not so much a success or a failure as a somewhat irrelevant blip within what gives every indication of being a long hot summer and a traumatic year.
ANTI-MILEI MARCH ‘Great struggle’ begins as protesters rally against Milei’s reforms 25-01-2024 01:33 Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the Plaza del Congreso in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to protest the Milei government’s economic reform bid. by Ashton Goren & Martha Contreras
ANTI-MILEI PROTEST Thousands swarm Buenos Aires' streets to protest Milei’s reforms 25-01-2024 00:39 Thousands flooded the streets and avenues surrounding Congress during a mass protest on Wednesday in Buenos Aires organised by the CGT, one of the nation’s oldest and most powerful union groups.
ANTI-MILEI MARCH Gallery: Images from CGT-led strike against Javier Milei's reforms 24-01-2024 14:46 A collection of images from the general strike led by the CGT umbrella union grouping in response to President Javier Milei's proposed reforms.
POLITICS & LABOUR Unions take to streets in challenge to Milei's reform push 24-01-2024 13:53 Thousands of protesters had gathered by midday in the heart of Buenos Aires for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration in years, called by Argentina’s main union, the CGT, against President Milei's proposed economic reforms.
POLITICS & LABOUR Buenos Aires braces for first general strike of Milei government 23-01-2024 11:54 Labour groups and social organisations will mobilise on Wednesday to demonstrate against Milei government’s reform plans, with a large turnout expected; Banks, public transport and even flights set to be affected.
SECURITY & HUMAN RIGHTS Milei government orders social groups, unions to pay for protest 13-01-2024 22:04 Security Ministry sends summons to more than a dozen unions and social organisations, ordering them to pay the state millions of pesos for the policing of recent demonstrations within 10 days.
Government U-turn Bullrich says strict protest rules will be removed from Milei's bill 10-01-2024 16:48 After public outcry, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces that government will withdraw restrictions on meetings of three or more people in public spaces.
DEMONSTRATION ON WAY CGT union calls first national strike over Milei reforms 29-12-2023 21:43 Javier Milei will face his first general strike after just more than a month in office; Argentina’s top umbrella union group calls for a nationwide protest against his plans to deregulate the country’s economy.
Anti-Milei protest Protesters, summoned by CGT, protest against Milei's proposed reforms 27-12-2023 17:31 Marching at the behest of labour unions, protesters demanded the courts intervene to invalidate President Javier Milei's mega-decree they say would carve away at worker and consumer protections.
CONGRESS SHOWDOWN Milei calls special Congress sessions over economic reform plan 24-12-2023 10:07 President Javier Milei orders Argentina’s Congress to stage extraordinary sessions from next week to discuss his controversial sweeping economic reform package.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES Government to bill protesters for security costs 22-12-2023 21:40 Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni says organisers of this week's protest will have to cough up 60 million pesos (US$73,000 at the official exchange rate).
Bullrich's security protocol Anti-picket protocol: Judge rules in favour of the government 21-12-2023 14:58 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, author of government's new anti-picket protocol, celebrates court ruling on social media.
ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTEST Anti-austerity protesters rally in first test of new anti-picket protocol 20-12-2023 20:10 Left-wing groups stage demonstration in Buenos Aires on anniversary of 2001 protests; Bullrich claims success as first public protest against Milei administration passes off peacefully.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN BUENOS AIRES Bullrich issues warning as picket groups forecast high turnout 20-12-2023 14:40 Security forces will be put under the spotlight later today when demonstrators deliver first challenge to Patricia Bullrich’s new anti-picket protest protocol.
ANTI-MILEI DEMONSTRATIONS Argentina's Embassy in Chile vandalised by anti-Milei protesters 20-12-2023 12:02 Argentina's Embassy in Santiago attacked by anti-Milei vandals hours before planned demonstration in Buenos Aires against the new government.
GUEST VOICE Protest and circulation – a clash of two worlds 19-12-2023 21:52 The right to demonstrate and move freely are on a collision course in Argentina. Not to be taken as something natural. But the way out must inevitably be via dialogue.
POLITICS Government says it will take away welfare from protesters who block streets 18-12-2023 17:54 Argentina's government warns against street blockades on eve of major demonstration; Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello warns that those who participate and receive welfare support will have it taken away from them.
SECURITY & HUMAN RIGHTS Bullrich clamps down on protest rights with new anti-picket protocol 14-12-2023 21:29 Security minister delivers press conference outlining government’s harsh approach to protests cutting traffic; Outlining host of measures, including severe punishments she warns "there will be consequences" for those attempting to seize control of the street.
ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR Demo calls for Hamas hostage release, month on from attack 07-11-2023 16:16 Organisations tie plush toys and teddies to Buenos Aires' famed Obelisk monument to draw attention the 40 babies, children and teenagers that have been hostage by Hamas since October 7. Among them, four Argentines aged between nine months and nineteen years.
Art & Culture Filmmakers protest against Milei at San Sebastián Festival 26-09-2023 12:40 Argentine film directors and actors published a manifesto at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival, protesting against the closure of cultural institutions, one of the campaign promises of libertarian front runner Javier Milei.
PROTEST AGAINST THE FUTURE? Government ‘protests’ rivals' proposed policies with public works ‘shutdown’ 14-09-2023 16:56 Public Works Minister Gabriel Katopodis on Wednesday headed assemblies of construction workers with the aim of "creating awareness" as to the potential post-election changes which the ruling coalition’s rivals would implement in the sector.
indigenous rights With bows and spears, Brazilian indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon 09-06-2023 18:20 Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon: indigenous "warriors of the forest" take a stand with bows and spears, confronting illegal activities and defending their land and resources.
PROTESTS IN CAPITAL Thousands march for jobs, wages and against poverty 17-05-2023 23:11 Demonstrators turn out in large numbers for 'Marcha Federal Piquetera,' setting up camp in Buenos Aires as they press government for greater social assistance, improved wages and more jobs.
BRITAIN & MONARCHY As cost of living bites, Brits question costly coronation 04-05-2023 15:35 As the UK grapples with a cost-of-living crisis and widespread strikes over pay, some Britons are questioning why taxpayers have to foot the bill for King Charles III's lavish coronation on Saturday.
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS Indigenous Brazilians demand more land reserves 26-04-2023 12:11 Thousands of indigenous Brazilians gathered in the capital this week to demand the creation of new reserves on their ancestral lands.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, women across world rally for gender equality 08-03-2023 20:57 Women took to the streets across the world on Wednesday to mark International Women's Day and defend rights that are coming under increasing attack. In Buenos Aires, thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of the city centre to once again call for justice for cases of femicides and demand equal rights.
PERU UNREST UN experts call for end to violence in Peru 06-03-2023 12:06 UN experts express concern about reports of repression, arbitrary killings, arrests and detentions in Peru and called on the country's authorities to create dialogue to end the crisis.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Ukrainians in Argentina plan anti-war march to Russian Embassy 21-02-2023 16:56 Argentina is home to around 450,000 members of Ukrainian community, one of the largest diasporas in the world; Anti-war protesters to hold march this Friday to demonstrate against Russian aggression.
Human rights Amnesty presents 'evidence' of security forces abuses to Peru president 16-02-2023 14:57 Amnesty International presents evidence to Peru President Dina Boluarte that it says proves security forces used excessive and lethal force to suppress anti-government protests.
Peru Unrest Poverty, frustration and contempt: Lima's forgotten people in the Andes 03-02-2023 11:07 The riots that have left 48 people dead in Peru since last December are a reflection of the huge rift between the capital and the Andes, where most of the protesters who are demanding the resignation of the president and new elections reside.
Peru Elections Peru's Congress delays session on moving up elections 31-01-2023 14:58 Peru's Congress postponed until Tuesday afternoon the session to vote on whether to move up general elections to this year, amid growing protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
Unrest in Peru Peruvians defy state of emergency, mobilise for major new protest 16-01-2023 11:04 Government extends state of emergency for 30 days for Lima, Cusco, Callao and Puno, authorising the military to back up police actions as 3,000 protesters began boarding trucks and buses for demonstration in Lima.
Protests in Peru Peru closes Machu Picchu airport as nationwide protests persist 13-01-2023 11:52 The airport in Cusco, gateway to Peru's tourism crown jewel, was closed indefinitely Thursday "as a preventative measure."
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina fans in Doha protest over World Cup final tickets 16-12-2022 11:29 Argentina fans staged a second day of demonstrations Friday outside a Doha hotel demanding that their country's national federation help them to get tickets for the World Cup final.
OCTOBER 17 Demands ring out as divided Peronism marks Loyalty Day 17-10-2022 20:40 Demands rang out from trade union groups and politicians on Monday as Peronist Loyalty Day was marked with rallies across the country.
SOCIAL UNREST Protesters set up camp on Avenida 9 de Julio as picketers demand social aid 27-09-2022 21:49 Militants of the Unidad Piquetera grouping set up tents on 9 de Julio Avenue as members vote to spend the night and extend protest demanding greater social aid from government.
UNREST IN IRAN Iranians take to streets for 12th night of women-led protests 27-09-2022 14:55 More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown over last 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, rights group claims, as Western nations pile pressure on Islamic republic to end violence.
DEMONSTRATION Picketers, social groups stage mock funeral for minimum wage 21-08-2022 10:38 Social organisations and picketers stage mock funeral march for Argentina's minimum wage.
PROTESTS & MARCHES Protesters at duelling marches bemoan rising inflation 19-08-2022 14:13 Pro- and anti-government demonstrators take to streets in the capital, demanding greater assistance – be it wage improvements or food aid – as price increases surge.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Argentina’s ambassador in Venezuela slams ‘hijacking’ of aircraft by courts 17-08-2022 17:48 “There is a feeling of injustice in the Venezuelan people," declares Oscar Laborde, Buenos Aires’ envoy in Caracas, prompting opposition criticism.
PROTESTS IN ARGENTINA Social organisations renew demand for greater inflation aid 11-08-2022 09:47 Decision to spend the night in front of the Casa Rosada was taken after an assembly in which Unidad Piquetera leaders declared that their "demands were not heard" in meetings with government officials.
Grounded plane row March in Caracas protests against detained plane in Argentina 10-08-2022 23:33 #DevuelvanElAvión rally lashes out at Argentina’s retention of a Venezuelan freight plane with Iranian crew.
ECONOMIC CRISIS Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come 14-07-2022 19:05 No respite from price hikes in Argentina: Inflation hit 5.3% in June, increases totalled 36.2% in first half of this year.
AGRICULTURE Farmers stage 24-hour strike against government, citing 'tax pressure' 13-07-2022 12:26 Farmers in Argentina ceased sales for 24 hours on Wednesday as agricultural industry leaders criticised government policy, tax pressures and fuel shortages.