Featured stories about Argentina
Argentina: Kirchner Handed Defeat in Congressional Elections
The parliamentary elections held on Sunday, June 28 across Argentina have left a negative balance for the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and her husband Néstor. Their representation fell in both the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate. Their candidates were also defeated in many of the most heavily populated provinces.
Antarctica: More Blogs from the Coldest Place on Earth
The frigid surroundings of Antarctica may be the last place one would find bloggers. However, there have been a handful of Latin Americans who have become interested in sharing their experiences traveling or working on this desolate continent. Juan Arellano continues with part 2 in a 2-part series.
Stories
June 11th, 2009
Latin America: The Problem of Child Labor - Part II
Child labor is a sad reality in Latin America, and often many residents throughout the region become so used to seeing working children that they don't even realize it. Awareness campaigns and other steps are being taken to change all of this. In observance of the World Day Against Child Labor 2009, which will be held on June 12, members of the Global Voices Latin American team helped to find related blog posts and links about this issue in their own countries for part two in this two part series
June 10th, 2009
Latin America: The Problem of Child Labor - Part I
Child labor is a sad reality in Latin America, and often many residents throughout the region become so used to seeing working children that they don't even realize it. Awareness campaigns and other steps are being taken to change all of this. In observance of the World Day Against Child Labor 2009, which will be held on June 12, members of the Global Voices Latin American team helped to find related blog posts and links about this issue in their own countries for part one in this two part series
June 1st, 2009
Global Lullabies: The Arrorró Project
Artist Gabriela Golder from Argentina has taken it upon herself to discover, record and collect lullabies from all over the world, and to find connections among them in the Arrorró project. Rising Voices director David Sasaki wrote about the project on the 80+1 website, where he interviewed Gabriela on camera, and got authors and editors for Global Voices involved by inspiring many to record themselves singing the lullabies they remembered from their childhood.
May 27th, 2009
Argentina: Clarín Media Group Forces Removal of Videos
The media group Clarín is considered to be the most important in Argentina and has implemented a policy of demanding that YouTube close the accounts of any user that does not remove content produced by one of its television companies. This policy has affected bloggers, who have used content on a non-profit basis and for the purpose of commenting on the political situation of the country. Many are arguing that these uses are protected by law, and that Clarín is infringing on freedom of speech and practicing censorship.
April 18th, 2009
Argentina: Cleaning Up the Riachuelo
La Matanza River, better known as El Riachuelo, flows through one of the most colorful tourist attractions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, the contamination from nearby industrial plants has left the waterway heavily polluted. Despite promises from local authorities, little progress has been made to clean up the river. A Greenpeace icebreaker is arriving to take part in a campaign to raise awareness and to push for results.
Links about Argentina
May 10th, 2009
Elizabeth Gonzalez writes about her experience as a Paraguayan immigrant in Rosario, Argentina at the blog Somos Paraguayos [es] (We Are Paraguayans). She adds that many refer to her not by name, but by the nickname “Paraguas” which is often used in a disparaging manner.
April 7th, 2009
Planeta Cordósfera [es] publishes the list of Holy Week cultural activities in Córdoba, Argentina including the dramatic interpretation of the Passion.
April 1st, 2009
Layne Mosler of Go Where the Taxista Takes You receives a a restaurant suggestion from “Walter” a taxi driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina who had been shot while changing a tire and who had only recently returned to work.
February 18th, 2009
The family of Daniel Jadra has a blog calling for justice [es] in his unsolved murder. Jadra was killed in a robbery attempt in Nequén.
February 17th, 2009
Tartagal is a town in Northern Argentina that suffered flooding due to heavy rains. A group of bloggers created a site of solidarity [es] to collect donations and share information about the disaster.
February 9th, 2009
Ian of Good Airs [es] examines some of the theories behind the shortage of coins in Argentina.
January 23rd, 2009
Louis Cyphre of El Opinador Compulsivo [es] wonders why Argentine president visited Cuba when she did “to speak with one of the longest lasting dictators in history just as the first black president was being inaugurated in the US?”
January 6th, 2009
Blogger Esteban Grinberg of De Todo Un Poco [es] is currently on holiday in Chile and upon hearing that he is from neighboring Argentina, besides asking about tango and Diego Maradona, many seem to always ask about the economic and political crisis of 2001.
“Is Argentina a generous country?” asks Juan Pablo Meneses of Cronicas Argentinas [es]. It is a phrase often heard about the country, and he looks at the history and use of the phrase over the years.
Comments on "Argentina"
Americas: Insufficient Actions and Solutions for F...
- Madre mia, Ustedes Italianos tienen toda la razón pero en mi país ya a mi culpan, que estoy ...
Argentina: A Land of Immigrants and Emigrants
- Hi Meg, Yes, it looks that we are, as you say, starting to live more globally. We are certai...
- Celeste: Thank you for the wonderful blog. Sounds like we are starting to live more globally a...
- Thank you Mong. In spite of Argentina being a relatively young country, there are still at leas...
This site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Please read our attribution policy.
Carolina Rumuat6 posts 
Marwa Rakha103 posts 
Judith Townend1 posts 
Fozia Mohamed34 posts 
Julián Ortega Martínez8 posts 
Nicholas Laughlin169 posts 
David Reid58 posts 
Filip Stojanovski15 posts 
Mialy Andriamananjara20 posts 
Bernardo Parrella7 posts 
Tomomi Sasaki42 posts 
Milton Ramirez43 posts
Argentina: Kirchner Handed Defeat in Congressional...
- Excelent briefing of the election, Jorge. Thanks very much for the mention.
more »