News of protest

Lawyers demand release of anti-Espert ‘K’ protesters

03-07-2025 19:24 Legal teams, backed by the Centre for Legal and Social Stories, rights groups and Milei critics, allege arrests are part of a campaign of "judicial and media persecution."

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.

Hospital staff march to Obelisk in pay dispute protest

03-06-2025 15:15 Doctors at Argentina’s top children’s hospital march in protest, calling for fair pay, proper staffing and urgent improvements in care as Milei administration goes on attack.

Patagonian province on war footing over Milei’s threat to industry

22-05-2025 16:06 Residents of the far-south province of Tierra del Fuego are fighting to save their jobs after President Milei delivered a blow to its local manufacturing activity.

Milei government issues public transport threat to demonstators

19-03-2025 11:19 Hours before weekly pension protest, message broadcast at stations across Buenos Aires metropolitan area warns that police “will repress any attempt against the Republic.”

Political football: In defence of Argentina's forgotten pensioners

18-03-2025 17:54 The football fans who marched Wednesday in Buenos Aires with pensioners were accused of being "destabilisers" by the Argentine government, but they have managed to unite social discontent into an unexpected opposition without leadership.

More than 120 detained, 20 injured as pensions protest turns violent

13-03-2025 01:54 Protesting pensioners joined by football supporters for anti-austerity demonstration; Security forces clash with hooligans; 124 detained and at least 20 injured in one of the most violent demonstrations against Milei’s austerity measures.

by Zella Milfred

Football fans put rivalries aside to stand up for pensioners

13-03-2025 00:39 As this week’s protest against President Javier Milei's government proves, supporters are willing to put aside their differences to fight a perceived injustice.

by Dan Edwards

Demonstrators challenge Milei with march in defence of diversity

02-02-2025 08:12 President Javier Milei's "anti-woke" remarks at Davos and pushback against diversity policies condemned by protesters in Buenos Aires, dozens of sites nationwide and expats overseas.

Pro-LGBT+ protesters defend diversity with march against Milei

01-02-2025 09:21 Activists take to the streets later today for the 'Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista y Antirracista LGTBQI+,' in condemnation of President Javier Milei's recent remarks tat the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Venezuela opposition claims Machado briefly detained in Caracas protest

09-01-2025 16:44 Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead María Corina Machado emerged from months of hiding to lead a mass protest in Caracas Thursday, before conflicting claims that she was briefly detained by state security agents.

Venezuela opposition urges protests against Maduro's inauguration

01-01-2025 07:42 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia call for street protests in January, when President Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to be sworn in for a third term after his disputed re-election.

World marks first anniversary of October 7 attack on Israel

07-10-2024 07:37 Global commemorations mark first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

Biden says prolonged US port strike would be ‘man-made disaster’

03-10-2024 11:14 UF President Joe Biden pressures US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers.

Thousands of exiled Venezuelans demonstrate in Buenos Aires against Maduro

18-08-2024 09:10 Rallies at 13 cities across Argentina as Venezuelans heed call from opposition María Coriina Machado to stage mass gatherings to intensify pressure on Nicolás Maduro after his disputed election win.

Venezuela opposition calls mass protests over disputed election

02-08-2024 13:57 Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called Thursday for protests "in every city" in the nation on Saturday to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.

Workers to halt grain exports in Argentina against Milei’s reforms

12-06-2024 17:48 The measure will be effective at midnight on Wednesday.

Police protest lifted after pay deal, two weeks of tension in Misiones ends

29-05-2024 10:40 After 13 days of tension and demonstrations in Posadas, Misiones police seal pay deal with provincial government and lift protest.

Universities deny claims of funding deal, confirm April 23 strike

19-04-2024 16:18 CIN National Inter-University Council denies government's claim that funding deal has been reached and renews call for April 23 protest.“It’s vital to make the situation we’re going through visible,” they stated.

UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks

19-04-2024 10:25 Students and teachers of the University of Buenos Aires protested with public classes in the street and symbolic embraces of buildings against the government’s drastic austerity.