Argentina

International—and intranational—tensions are high in Buenos Aires.

• By Emma Sarappo

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming G20 summit in Leon Kolbowsky Stadium on November 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

View of the Constitución train station and empty bus stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a 24-hour general strike, on September 25th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen in Buenos Aires during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri on July 9th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Argentina beat Nigeria 2–1 in their final qualifying game at the 2018 World Cup.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

If the historic bill passes the senate, Argentina's president has promised to sign it into law.

• By Jack Denton

Pro-choice activists demonstrate outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 13th, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Dozens of pro-choice activists gather in front of the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 3rd, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A man prays in front of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association Jewish community center during the commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist bombing attack that killed 85 people and injured 300, in Buenos Aires on July 18th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Whether the crusading prosecutor’s death is found to be a suicide or homicide, many Argentines probably won’t believe it. The past has taught them to always look for the sinister explanation.

• By Sebastian Rotella

What to do with thousands of abandoned Christmas ornaments stored in a down-and-out section of Buenos Aires? Turn them into a social science experiment, of course!

• By Elise Hennigan

A decision to lower the voting age from 18 is making waves in Argentina.

• By Sarah Sloat