Tag: Retirees

Thousands of Argentines Join the Retirees’ March in Buenos Aires
Every Wednesday, retirees gather around the National Congress in downtown Buenos Aires to demand better pensions. Defying the threats from the government of far-right President Javier Milei, thousands of Argentinians joined retirees during the Wednesday march to demand better pensions and respect for their rights. RELATED: Argentina: At Least 672 Injured, 114 Arrested After Repression […]
March 20, 2025

The Argentine Government Militarizes Access to Congress Due to Pensioner Protests
Security Minister Bullrich threatened to crack down on those participating in the protests against President Milei. On Wednesday morning, the administration of the far-right President Javier Milei ordered the militarization of the areas surrounding the Argentine Congress to prevent citizens from accessing the site as they march in support of retirees in the afternoon. RELATED: […]
March 19, 2025

Argentine Photographer Injured by Police Shows Slight Signs of Improvement
On March 12, Pablo Grillo was attacked while covering the protests in support of retirees in Buenos Aires. On Wednesday, Pablo Grillo, the photographer who was shot in the skull with a tear gas canister by the Argentine police, made slight movements in his hands and legs, although he remains in critical condition. RELATED: Argentina: […]
March 19, 2025

Argentine Government Threatens Buenos Aires Judge Who Released Detained Protesters
Fundamental constitutional rights were at stake, such as the right to petition authorities, the Court said. On Thursday, Karina Andrade, the presiding judge of the Criminal Court of First Instance of the City of Buenos Aires, ordered the “immediate” release of 114 citizens detained during the protests in support of retirees. RELATED: Argentine Photographer Wounded […]
March 13, 2025

Argentine Photographer Wounded by Police Gunfire is in Serious Condition
His camera was revealing police brutality against retirees protesting for their rights. On Wednesday night, authorities at the Ramos Mejia Hospital in Buenos Aires reported that photographer Pablo Grillo, who was struck by a tear gas canister on Wednesday, causing a skull fracture, underwent surgery but remains in critical condition. RELATED: 87-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After […]
March 13, 2025

Massive Mobilization of Retirees and Football Fans in Argentina Repressed
“They need to leave, these people are out of their minds,” one protester told television crews amid a massive police presence, including dozens of security officers around the Parliament building. Related: Argentine Transporters To Support the Protest of Retirees Security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to suppress retirees, press workers, unions, and dozens […]
March 12, 2025

Argentine Transporters To Support the Protest of Retirees
More workers and football fans are getting ready to accompany the pensioners’ Wednesday march in Buenos Aires. On Wednesday, the Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT) and the General Union of Transport Workers’ Associations (UGATT) will participate in the march in support of retirees. RELATED: Argentine Lawmakers File Criminal Complaint Against Milei Over IMF Deal […]
March 11, 2025

Argentine Police Brutally Attack Retirees
Workers and fans of a soccer team joined the protests of retirees in Buenos Aires. On Wednesday, the Buenos Aires police once again repressed retirees who had gathered near Parliament to demand their pensions, request coverage for medications, and protest budget cuts at the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners (PAMI). RELATED: […]
March 6, 2025

Argentine President Milei Reduces Drug Coverage for Retirees
In practice, this measure implies the elimination of the ‘Live Better’ plan, which was created in 2020. On Monday, the Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) announced that five medications will no longer be fully covered by the Argentine state for retirees, except for those citizens eligible for the so-called “Social Subsidy.” RELATED: Argentine Judges Uphold […]
December 2, 2024

Argentinean Retirees Prepare New Mobilization Despite Violent Repression
After the repression they suffered in the last call by the Federal Police with gas and sticks, retirees and social movements organize a mobilization to reject the presidential veto on provisional reform next Wednesday. RELATED: “Milei Is Building a Colonial State, He Is Surrendering Argentina to Imperialism”: President Maduro Dennounce The protest, scheduled for next […]