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Cruelty and misogyny, are the keys to contempt for citizens’ rights

Javier Milei came to power by displaying his contempt for the expansion of rights in general, and the agenda of the women’s movement in particular (“violence has no gender”, “there is no wage gap”). His criticisms of what he calls…

Argentina: Fears of spillover discontent

Before his speech opening the legislative sessions, Argentina’s far-right president Javier Milei argued that “as long as Congress has its current composition, we believe it will be difficult to pass reforms,” leaving the impression that he plans to rule by…

Argentina: Mileinato loses centrality, Macri and Cristina enter the arena

The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was a political-territorial entity established by the Spanish Crown in the Americas as an integral part of the Spanish Empire from 1776 to 1810, with the port of Buenos Aires as its…

A rally for the release of Julian Assange to be held in Argentina on 20 February

The activist group “Libertad Assange Argentina” is organizing a big event and art festival in defense of the Australian journalist Julian Assange on Tuesday 20 February, starting at 17:00. The event will take place in the emblematic Plaza de Mayo…

The “mileinato”, co-government, the Pope… and the street

After the failure of his omnibus law in Congress, at odds with governors and with his popularity and credibility on the wane, far-right President Javier Milei would meet with former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) to discuss the formal incorporation of…

Milei government and communication policies/Freedom was not for expression

“Consequently, the role of the press has changed radically. It no longer consists essentially of debating, but of interpreting and helping to underpin government decisions with the arguments it can bring to bear.” Max Ruchner, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 1933…

Argentina: Life before debt

Jubilee South/Americas expresses solidarity with the people of Argentina Jubilee South/Americas expresses its solidarity and support to the people of Argentina, we join the rejection of the economic adjustment, as well as the reforms promoted by the newly elected president…

Milei’s extremism threatens women’s gains in Argentina

María Belén Correa, trans activist for the rights of sexual minorities. She is the creator of the Asociación de Travestis de Argentina and of the Archivo de la Memoria Trans, which documents the history of the struggles of this community…

Milei, a shot in the dark

I never imagined that a character like Milei would be elected president by the Argentinians. His discourse, his personality, his appearances, and intemperate reactions, together with his background, escaped all logic, all rationality, all normality. He had all the characteristics…

Argentina: When the people say no, internal plots grow

Crowds of citizens across the country on Wednesday 24 joined the strike against reforms aimed at deregulating the Argentine economy and reducing the size of the state and its levels of intervention pushed by the government of Argentina’s ultra-right-wing president…

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