Argentina
19 former Argentine military officers convicted for crimes during dictatorship

During over seven years of military dictatorship, Argentine security forces kidnapped, tortured and disappeared over 30,000 people suspected of being left-wing activists

Climbing inequality in Argentina as poverty and inflation soars

Vice-President Cristina Fernández pointed out the roots of an increasingly unequal country in her latest speech. This is where social organizations play a fundamental role.

Women in struggle sustain life in rural and urban areas

At he 3rd Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements, women from a cross-section of struggles talked about solidarity and their striving to build a better world

The results are in after four years of the IMF agreement in Argentina

The entire loan was used to finance the foreign exchange crisis and did not help to fight inflation, stabilize the dollar or overcome inflation.

Argentina remembers 46th anniversary of the US-backed civic-military coup

This March 24, on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, after a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country to pay homage to the victims of the last military dictatorship

Argentina joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The strategic agreement will allow Argentina to receive investment worth more than 23 billion USD from China, through different agreements

Sovereignty or dependence: Six reasons to not pay the IMF

When the payment of debt seems to be the only way forward, voices within the ruling party argue why, at the very least, debt should be suspended and denounced in international organizations

Argentine political leaders demand immediate release of Indigenous activist Milagro Sala

Indigenous and social activist Milagro Sala has been under house arrest since January 16, 2016 over charges that activists allege are politically motivated

Chubut governor repeals mining law after days of protest

After five days of anti-mining protests across Argentina’s Chubut province, the provincial governor repealed the law that paved the way for mega-mining in the province, and gave the call for a plebiscite to decide on this matter

“You can feel it, Lula president”: crowd welcomes former president in Buenos Aires

Visit by the former Brazilian president supports the Peronist government in its agenda of agreements with the IMF

American Express goes on a buying spree in Argentina’s Congress

A representative from the American Chamber of Commerce visited the Argentine Congress to encourage lawmakers to vote against an ecological packaging law proposed by movements

Ruling Frente de Todos alliance remains the largest political force in Argentine parliament

The ruling Frente de Todos alliance, led by president Alberto Fernández and vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, lost the majority in the Senate, but remains the largest political force in the country’s parliament