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Heads of Argentina's armed forces are sworn in following the coup to overthrow President Maria Estela Peron.

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Newly Declassified Documents Outline America’s Bloody History in Argentina

U.S. government archives narrate the human rights abuses committed by Argentina's military junta, often with the assistance of the American government.

Rut Diamint

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. Lawmakers in traditionally conservative Argentina began a key session on Wednesday ahead of a divisive vote.

News in Brief

Reproductive Rights Laws Remain Stringent Across South America

According to one study, 97 percent of women of reproductive age in Latin America live in countries with restrictive abortion laws.

Jack Herrera

Communist demonstrators hold up posters decrying United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump as imperialists in Spanish in Buenos Aires on November 30th, 2018.

The G20 Summit Brings Leaders Together as Protesters Gather (in Photos)

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

Emma Sarappo

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Leon Kolbowsky Stadium on November 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leftist groups have planned more demonstrations and invited international activists to join them.

Viewfinder: Unrest in Argentina Over the G20 Summit

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

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: Transit Centers in Buenos Aires Stand Empty During a General Strike Across Argentina

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

Pacific Standard Staff

Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen along 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires, backdropped by a portrait of Eva Peron on the wall of the Social Development and Health Ministry building, on September 12th, 2018, during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Argentinian social organizations are demanding the declaration of a food emergency amid a financial crisis that has increased in recent months. On Wednesday, demonstrators gave away food rations as a means of protesting the government.

Viewfinder: Demonstrators Protest Government Austerity With Pop-Up Soup Kitchens in Argentina

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

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. Argentine senators voted against the bill on Thursday, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by Congress' lower house in June.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Argentina Rejects a Bill to Legalize Abortion

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.

Pacific Standard Staff