Gaston Cavanagh
Argentine President Confirms She Met Edward Snowden in Moscow in April
President Fernández said the meeting with the American whistleblower underpinned her opposition to electronic voting.
First Round Presidential Election Shows Argentines Want Change
The weekend’s presidential elections to pick the successor of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina see government-backed candidate Daniel Scioli only just beat the opposition's Mauricio Macri. A runoff will be held on November 22.
Argentina’s Presidential Candidates Promise Calm After the Storms of the Kirchner Era
Although the top three candidates set themselves apart from the "intensity" of Kirchnerismo, they still share its political roots.
Kirchner Allies in Argentina's Congress Want to Censor Discriminatory Comments Online
Legislators belonging to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's majority coalition have proposed updating a 1988 anti-discrimination law to outlaw "offensive" speech on the internet. Critics call the proposal an attack on free speech.
Argentina Plans to Make Its Own Netflix, Boosting an Industry That ‘No One Sees’
President Fernandez de Kirchner said the new service will help the domestic film market, but industry types point out the government is pumping money into a domestic box office that is maxing out.
Argentina's World-Famous Beef Will Once Again Enter US Market After Ban Is Lifted
The lifting of the ban was met with muted enthusiasm from Argentina's beef producers, who say their government has over-regulated and hurt their industry. Producers expect to make $280 million a year once imports resume.
Argentina's Most Violent City Has Its Own ‘Guns for Sale’ Facebook Group
The Rosario Guns For Sale group allows 580 members to shop for revolvers and bullets. A recent killing of a 12-year-old "little soldier" has refocused attention on Rosario's rampant drug violence.
The Death of the Prosecutor Who Investigated the 1994 Jewish Center Bombing in Argentina
Here is a timeline of key events related to the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman in Argentina, a case that dredged memories of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Latin American history.
Argentina’s President Met with Edward Snowden in Moscow, Report Says
When Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner visited Moscow in April to meet with Vladimir Putin, she also met with whistleblower Edward Snowden over concerns of British spying on her country, a new report says.
'Not One Woman Less': Massive Demonstration Highlights Killings of Women in Argentina
As many as 300,000 people gathered in Buenos Aires and other cities on Wednesday to call attention to femicides, galvanized by the killing of a 14-year-old pregnant girl by her 16-year-old boyfriend.
The Death of a Prosecutor: Argentina’s Kirchner Accuses Nisman of Ties to Vulture Fund Manager
We spoke to Diego Lagomarsino, the aide who lent Alberto Nisman the gun used to end his life. In three months since the man investigating the AMIA center bombing was found dead, the case gets weirder and uglier.
Judge Tosses Out Case Against Argentina's President, in Claims Called a 'Copy-Paste'
On the same day a judge categorically dismissed the claims that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner orchestrated a cover-up for Iran, the president reshuffled key posts in her cabinet.