Austerity and alignment to Washington: Two years of President Javier Milei
In this article, we review some of the general trends and attitudes of Milei’s government two years into his term.
Argentina responds to the brutal repression of retirees’ march
After the violent repression of the retirees’ demonstrations, journalists’ unions and social organizations demanded the resignation of the Secretary of Security, Patricia Bullrich.
Milei’s government represses retirees’ march with extreme force
More than a hundred people were arrested and dozens were injured in the police repression. Movements and press organizations have called for the resignation of the Secretary of Security, Patricia Bullrich.
Venezuelan Supreme Court issues arrest warrant for Javier Milei
The arrest warrant is due to the alleged support of Milei’s government to send a Venezuelan aircraft to the United States, where it was finally dismantled.
Javier Milei celebrated Argentine independence with lavish military parade
Several people have criticized the expensive parade in a country where, according to Milei himself, “there is no money”. In addition, they have seen a certain relationship between the official acts with the past military dictatorship and the armed coup groups.
Argentine social movements denounce illegal raids by government
Mass organizations in Argentina denounced the police raids as political persecution by the right-wing government and said they were in an attempt to crush the opposition to Milei’s anti-people policies
Milei’s hallucination: Iranian troops in Bolivia and Hezbollah in Chile
Argentine Minister of Security made statements accusing Bolivia and Chile of hosting Iranian soldiers and members of Hezbollah, in a clear escalation against its neighbors
Milei celebrates violent repression of thousands protesting hunger in Argentina
Police cracked down on a protest of thousands of workers in the capital who demanded the government listen to its demands to send food to the community kitchens and address the growing hunger in the country
Argentine trade unions and social movements mobilize against Milei’s harsh austerity policies
Trade unions are taking to the streets against the dismissal of 7,000 workers and other anti-people policies that are part of Javier Milei’s recent presidential decree
Argentina’s presidential frontrunner Milei denies number of disappeared from dictatorship
Human rights organizations in the country unanimously estimate the number of disappeared at 30,000, which Milei classified as “a twisted view of history”
The people are fed up with the center: post-elections analysis from Argentina
The results from Argentina’s primaries speak volumes about the immense challenges for popular forces in the country not just to beat the far-right in the upcoming elections, but to build a lasting project capable of returning optimism and a sense of collectivity
Argentina heads for presidential primaries in the wake of tragedies
Days ahead of the presidential primaries, Argentina was shaken by the murders of 11-year-old Morena Domínguez during a robbery and photojournalist Facundo Morales by the Buenos Aires police
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