News of violence

Ayelén Mazzina: ‘Scrapping programmes that protected women is deeply perverse’

16-05-2025 13:49 Former Women, Gender & Diversity Minister Ayelén Mazzina responds to President Javier Milei’s decision to eliminate 13 programmes that were created at the portfolio she previously led during her time in office.

POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina scraps ‘ideological’ programmes for women, LGBT community

16-05-2025 13:32 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona denounces initiatives as “absurd waste” – among defunded programmes are a plan to distribute menstrual hygiene products and another to provide support for families of gender violence victims.

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COURTS

Alberto Fernández reiterates denial as court confirms gender violence trial

16-04-2025 10:56 Former president set for trial after indictment confirmed by appeals court; Ex-president alleged beat and threatened his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez; Veteran Peronist again denies charges against him.

Ecuador election 2025

Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election

12-04-2025 14:42 On the eve of a too-close-to-call presidential run-off and reacting a dramatic rise in drug-linked violence, Ecuador declares a state of emergency in seven of its 24 provinces, including the capital.

GAZA WAR

Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans

19-03-2025 17:18 Israel's most recent airstrikes have killed at least 436 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, disregarding the previously agreed upon ceasefire deal.

PENSION PROTEST

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.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Violence and institutional informality

15-03-2025 07:29 There are serious questions as to what happened on the streets outside Congress, but it clearly helped to distract the attention away from what was going on inside Congress and in the troubled port city of Bahía Blanca.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & SECURITY

Bullrich blames photographer’s injuries on ‘those who generate violence’

13-03-2025 23:52 National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich rejects criticism of approach to policing of pensioners’ protest and vows violent acts will be met by “police repression.”

VIOLENT PROTEST

Journalist in critical condition after violent anti-Milei protest

13-03-2025 14:48 Police have released 114 of the 124 individuals arrested at Wednesday's pensioners protest outside Congress; Severely injured photojournalist Pablo Grillo recovers from a "life-saving" surgery after being shot by a projectile in the head.

CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES

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

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America

12-03-2025 18:29 Two digital sexual violence survivors band together and leverage AI to create a new platform – OlimpIA – to support other women in similar situations.

#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Marchers tell Milei no backtracking on women’s rights

09-03-2025 14:30 Feminists of all ages march in Buenos Aires to voice criticism of Milei government’s policies on International Women’s Day; demonstrators demand an end to gender violence and discrimination.

by Zella Milfred

CRIME & SECURITY

Crime fears offer opening to conservative leaders

07-03-2025 18:06 Crime and drug-trafficking surpass corruption and the economy as top issues for Latin American voters, giving hard-on-crime conservatives a boost in the upcoming election cycle.

CRIME & SECURITY

Milei tells Kicillof to resign over Buenos Aires Province ‘bloodbath’

28-02-2025 15:46 Opposition expresses outrage as President Javier Milei calls on Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign in response to shocking killing of seven-year-old.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Zelenskyy set to meet Trump Friday for mineral deal

27-02-2025 11:10 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "now confirmed" to visit Washington to discuss US access to Ukraine's mineral resources in exchange for military support during the ongoing war.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

23-02-2025 06:08 In the final part of a feature interview, former president Alberto Fernández discusses the insurance corruption allegations he faces in the courts, President Javier Milei, Peronism and his relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE

Ex-president Alberto Fernández sent to trial for beating former partner

17-02-2025 16:39 Federal Judge Julián Ercolini rules former president Alberto Fernández should stand trial for “minor injuries and serious injuries" suffered by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez, along with "coercive threats."

GANG VIOLENCE

In Río de Janeiro, a wrong turn takes paradise to peril

14-02-2025 13:32 Around the corner from Brazil's biggest tourist attractions lie gang-guarded areas where 19 people were shot last year.

GANG VIOLENCE

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

13-02-2025 14:40 As gang violence kills neighbours and levels homes, frightened residents of Ecuador's Puerto Bolívar coastal city doubt President Noboa's promise of safety.

ELECTION DENIAL

Ecuador's president claims 'irregularities' in first vote

11-02-2025 16:38 Ecuador President Daniel Noboa blames inconclusive first-round vote on unsubstantiated polling "irregularities" as he and leftist rival Luisa González advance to runoff election set for April 13.

MILITARY OUSTING

Poll: Latin Americans back US military force against Maduro

11-02-2025 13:16 Despite ill feelings toward Trump, majorities in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico support US military intervention in Venezuela against President Nicolás Maduro, new poll finds.

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.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández denies hitting ex-partner in court appearance

04-02-2025 22:32 Former president Alberto Fernández appears at Comodoro Py federal courthouse for questioning over domestic violence allegations made by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

04-02-2025 11:38 Marco Rubio says he is "profoundly grateful" to El Salvador for its unprecedented offer to jail US detainees in Latin America's largest prison.

DRUG VIOLENCE

Narco violence tops agenda in Ecuador election

04-02-2025 10:25 Ecuadoreans vote Sunday for the country's next president as drug-related cartel and mafia violence run rampant. 'Iron fist' incumbent Daniel Noboa is up against Luisa González, a staunch defender of democracy.

CRIME & SECURITY

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

31-01-2025 14:50 Chileans rely on emergency jewellery, armoured cars and word of mouth as organised crime damages nation's reputation as one of the safest countries in Latin America.

Human Rights

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison

29-01-2025 14:17 The largest prison in Latin America and emblem of the war against gangs in El Salvador celebrates two years since it was inaugurated under conditions that rights groups call inhumane. Along with Milei's support, Argentina Security Minister Patricia Bullrich considers President Nayib Bukele's approach as a model for state security.

FILM & CINEMA

'Emilia Pérez' lauded in Hollywood but criticised in Mexico

27-01-2025 13:17 New Spanish-language production starring trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón receives 13 Oscar nominations, but is slammed for misrepresenting Mexico's drug-related violence.

Extortion Epidemic

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

21-01-2025 14:29 The owner and director of a regional TV channel in southern Peru was killed by hitmen after reporting on racketeering by gangs.

Colombia Guerrilla Violence

Colombia tries to contain guerrilla violence that has killed 100

20-01-2025 15:43 A fresh outbreak of guerrilla violence amid a faltering peace process in Colombia has left 100 people dead and thousands displaced.

AMID SCANDAL

Yáñez gives up state security detail amid NYE dinner furore

05-01-2025 10:26 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez renounces state security detail that was strengthened in wake of her gender violence allegations against ex-president Alberto Fernández; Milei and Bullrich had criticised her use of proection officers, revealing it had cost state at least US$147,000 since last August.

Latin America

Ecuadorean adolescents still missing as search efforts increase

23-12-2024 20:34 President Daniel Noboa orders intensified search for four boys as public outrage grows ahead of elections. Military officials deny involvement.

A YEAR WITH MILEI

Tirades and trolls: how Milei changed Argentina's political rhetoric

09-12-2024 17:30 According to a September poll by consulting firm Zuban Córdoba, 65.7% of Argentines believe that "hate and intolerance are on the rise" since Javier Milei took office.

CRIME & SECURITY

‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor

02-12-2024 16:18 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich vows to clamp down on “narco-terrorists” after threats against her and Santa Fe Province Governor Maximilaino Pullaro in video.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Ex-president Alberto Fernández called to testify in gender violence case

21-11-2024 18:45 Federal judge Julián Ercolini summons former president Alberto Fernández for questioning in the gender violence case involving former first lady Fabiola Yañez.

Football violence

Three sought over murders of Rosario Central football hooligans

11-11-2024 15:55 Police seeking three people in connection with murder of two key members of Rosario Central's 'barra brava' hooligan gang over the weekend.

Hooliganism strikes again

Two Rosario Central fans killed as football violence again rears head

10-11-2024 17:26 Two fans shot dead after football match; Clashes outside Rosario Central’s stadium, with top hooligan gang leader killed.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Security success or truce? What explains the drop in violence in Rosario?

23-09-2024 15:13 Something has changed in Rosario since late 2023. The most violent city in Argentina saw a 62% drop in homicides year-on-year between January and August. Is a new zero tolerance approach working, or is there an implicit pact between the authorities and drug-gangs?

GENDER VIOLENCE

Insults aired in new leaks from Alberto Fernández-Fabiola Yáñez case

18-09-2024 16:51 Audio allegedly recorded in the presidential bedroom of the main chalet at the Olivos presidential residence leaked to press; Ex-president provides photos of former first lady drinking as mother of alleged victim testifies.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Unprecedented ruling: Man sentenced for infecting partner with HIV

05-09-2024 14:50 Historic ruling as 56-year-old man is convicted for infecting his partner with HIV and not taking necessary precautions; Handed three-year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay US$40,000 in damages.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLAIMS

Alberto Fernández’s ex-private secretary says Yáñez is ‘a victim’

22-08-2024 20:44 Testimony from María Cantero, Alberto Fernández’s private secretary of 35 years, complicates ex-president’s defence against gender violence allegations; Witness confirms that leaked WhatsApp chat messages with former first lady Fabiola Yáñez are real but says she never witnessed any acts of violence by veteran Peronist leader.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Yelling, complaints, expulsion threats – crisis erupts in La Libertad Avanza

22-08-2024 15:45 Ruling party’s lower house caucus thrust into chaos as furious shouting draws attention; La Libertad Avanza deputy insulted by party colleagues for having presented a criminal denunciation of lawmakers’ recent visit to dictatorship-era criminals jailed at Ezeiza prison.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Fabiola Yáñez shows chat messages with ex-government minister to courts

21-08-2024 18:21 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez shares WhatsApp chat messages with ex-Women, Gender & Diversity minister Ayelén Mazzina; “If you didn’t help me, what’s left for the remaining women victims?” writes ex-partner of former president Alberto Fernández.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Yáñez says mobile phone with Fernández chats is missing

19-08-2024 14:21 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez informs court that she has misplaced the mobile phone that contained alleged conversations with the former president.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The excommunication of Alberto Fernández

17-08-2024 06:35 In Argentina’s hazy political ecosystem, there should be little doubt that bad actors are always present behind the scenes.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & SOCIETY

Gender policies hit by chainsaw in Milei’s Argentina

15-08-2024 07:45 Since assuming office on December 10, 2023, President Javier Milei’s government has slashed and eliminated programmes designed to help women suffering from violence. Among them, the elimination of a ministry, staff lay-offs and cuts to the team staffing the 144 emergency hotline.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Charges sought against ex-president Alberto Fernández after battery claims

14-08-2024 23:30 Prosecutors on Wednesday sought the indictment of former president Alberto Fernández for "injuries" and "threats" alleged by his ex-partner Fabiola Yáñez.

SCANDALOUS CLAIMS

Alcohol, marijuana, violence: Details of Yáñez’s testimony against Fernández

14-08-2024 15:46 Fabiola Yáñez testified on Tuesday for four hours before prosecutor Ramiro González in the case alleging gender-based violence by former president Alberto Fernández.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Yáñez details Fernández gender violence claims in four-hour testimony

13-08-2024 18:24 Former first lady Fabiola Yáñez testifies for four hours before prosecutor as she details physical and psychological violence allegations against her ex-partner, former president Alberto Fernández.

GENDER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS

Alberto Fernández denies hitting his former partner in an interview

13-08-2024 16:32 Both President Milei and Fernández's own former vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, have condemned the former president after his ex-partner, Fabiola Yáñez, denounced him for gender violence.

News of violence

Ayelén Mazzina: ‘Scrapping programmes that protected women is deeply perverse’

Argentina scraps ‘ideological’ programmes for women, LGBT community

Alberto Fernández reiterates denial as court confirms gender violence trial

Ecuador imposes state of emergency before razor-close election

Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans

Political football: In defence of Argentina's forgotten pensioners

Violence and institutional informality

Bullrich blames photographer’s injuries on ‘those who generate violence’

Journalist in critical condition after violent anti-Milei protest

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

AI chatbot helps victims of digital sexual violence in Latin America

Marchers tell Milei no backtracking on women’s rights

Crime fears offer opening to conservative leaders

Milei tells Kicillof to resign over Buenos Aires Province ‘bloodbath’

Zelenskyy set to meet Trump Friday for mineral deal

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

Ex-president Alberto Fernández sent to trial for beating former partner

In Río de Janeiro, a wrong turn takes paradise to peril

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

Ecuador's president claims 'irregularities' in first vote

Poll: Latin Americans back US military force against Maduro

Report: January saw 28 victims of gender-based violence

Alberto Fernández denies hitting ex-partner in court appearance

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

Narco violence tops agenda in Ecuador election

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison

'Emilia Pérez' lauded in Hollywood but criticised in Mexico

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

Colombia tries to contain guerrilla violence that has killed 100

Yáñez gives up state security detail amid NYE dinner furore

Ecuadorean adolescents still missing as search efforts increase

Tirades and trolls: how Milei changed Argentina's political rhetoric

‘Narco-terrorists’ make death threats against security minister, governor

Ex-president Alberto Fernández called to testify in gender violence case

Three sought over murders of Rosario Central football hooligans

Two Rosario Central fans killed as football violence again rears head

Security success or truce? What explains the drop in violence in Rosario?

Insults aired in new leaks from Alberto Fernández-Fabiola Yáñez case

Unprecedented ruling: Man sentenced for infecting partner with HIV

Alberto Fernández’s ex-private secretary says Yáñez is ‘a victim’

Yelling, complaints, expulsion threats – crisis erupts in La Libertad Avanza

Fabiola Yáñez shows chat messages with ex-government minister to courts

Yáñez says mobile phone with Fernández chats is missing

The excommunication of Alberto Fernández

Gender policies hit by chainsaw in Milei’s Argentina

Charges sought against ex-president Alberto Fernández after battery claims

Alcohol, marijuana, violence: Details of Yáñez’s testimony against Fernández

Yáñez details Fernández gender violence claims in four-hour testimony

Alberto Fernández denies hitting his former partner in an interview

Milei chooses to ignore emerging consensuses

Trump says he will double steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%

From ‘Caputito’ to ‘Fat Dan’ – weird scenes of digital disinformation

Censorship is making a comeback just about everywhere

Where angels fear to tread

Empleadas domésticas: ¿cuánto cobrarán en junio del 2025?

¿Cuándo es el próximo feriado en junio del 2025?

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