Infamous Argentine Dictator Dies in Jail
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth Jorge Rafael Videla [1], Argentina's former president, died on May 17, 2013, at the age of 87 in a jail cell where he was imprisoned. Videla ruled between 1976 and 1981, during Argentina's military dictatorship, a period marked by death that left thousands of people missing [2] [es]. In 1983 the former dictator was judged and condemned to life-pris... more
Views: 166Argentina: Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Laura Schneider · Translated by Amy Gulvin The heavy rains that hit the province of Buenos Aires have left at least 35 people dead [es] [1] and thousands homeless. The blog EA2CPG [2] tells us [es] [3] about the climate phenomenon which hit Argentina on April 2, 2013, coinciding with the Veteran's Day and the Falklands War Memorial public holidays [es] [4]: La ciudad de Buenos Aires tiene unos ... more
Views: 706Censorship Disclosed By Argentine Journalism Forum
Region: ArgentinaThe Argentinian Journalism Forum (FOPEA [1]) [1] [es] launched the 2012 edition of the Monitoreo de Libertad de Expresión [2] [es] (Freedom of Expression Monitor) in which 172 attacks on the Argentinian press are disclosed. This represents a 41 per cent increase on the figure in 2011 in which there were 122 cases of assault. The Argentinian Freedom of Expression Monitoring ... more
Views: 616Accusations Link Pope Francis to Kidnapping of Liberal Jesuits During "Dirty War"
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Silvia Viñas The election of Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio as the new Catholic Pope [1] has raised questions about the former cardinal's alleged involvement with Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship [2], including accusations that he had a hand in the kidnapping of two liberal priests. The allegations dogging Bergoglio, the first Argentinian and first Latin American to be... more
Views: 807Argentinians and the Reaction to Pope Francis
Region: Argentina
Written by Laura Schneider · Translated by Elizabeth While the world was waiting for the result of the election of the new pope, Argentinians were hopeful a fellow countryman would become the pope. The white smoke at the Vatican announced the decision was made: the first jesuit and the first Argentinian pope, Jorge Bergoglio -now Francis- would become the maximum authority of the Catholic Church after Bene... more
Views: 593Latin America:Announcement of the Pope's resignation Takes the World By Surprise
Region: Argentina
By Juan Arellano The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papal throne, or, more specifically, the Supreme Pontificate of the Catholic Church, took the world by surprise on Monday, February 11, 2013. The resignation becomes effective on February 28. The period following that date is known as a sede vacante or papal interregnum, lasting until the conclave ... more
Views: 615Football: Argentina versus Zambia
Region: Argentina
By Gershom Ndhlovu Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi [1] has broken most football records including the number of goals scored in a season, or has he? An unlikely challenger to Messi, who is a marvel to watch when he turns up for his Spanish la Liga team FC Barcelona, has emerged in Zambia - in the form of a footballer who died nearly 20 years ago. Godfrey Chitalu [2] was with 30 other team members a... more
Views: 804Protests Held Across Argentine Cities
Region: Argentina
By Laura Schneider On September 13, 2012, several marches [1] and cacerolazos (pots and pans protest [2]) were held in different cities across Argentina to protest the recent policies [3] enacted by the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. [4] The mobilization was organized through social networks, where people are clamoring for “Justice, Liberty, Security, Inflation, [a] Locked Exchanged Market... more
Views: 941Argentina: Controversy Surrounding Labour Conditions in Production of Yerba Mate
Region: ArgentinaWritten byLaura Schneider Translated by Louella Mahabir The Province of Misiones, which features one of the natural wonders of the world, the recently selected Iguazú falls [1], is a current area of controversy concerning working conditions of the employees in the cultivation of the popular yerba mate [2] in Argentina. Yerba mate was the centre of controversy in March of 2011 when the Federal Administration ... more
Views: 1204Argentina: The Price of the Popular Yerba Mate Goes Up
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Laura Schneider Translated byGreg Ahlswede Starting on April 1, 2012, the price of yerba mate increased from 50 to 100%. An increase which directly hurts Argentinians' wallets. On Twitter, Sebas (@pepinorios [1]) commented: Hasta la tradición nos están haciendo difícil acceder. #Yerba [2] Now they're even making it difficult for us to stick to tradition.&nb... more
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