On the 4th April, Minister of Security Nilda Garré announced the next-day withdrawal of over a thousand federal police officers from their custodial positions in the city’s 183 public buildings. The decision marked the end of a cooperation agreement between the Federal Police Force and the city of Buenos Aires’ government, in place since 2004. […]

Provincial elections recently took place in Chubut and Catamarca, but there have been accusations of corruption in the vote counting. With other provinces due to vote over the next few months, in the build-up to national elections in October, the Argentine population is wary of how the votes are held. Regarding the elections in Chubut […]

General Labour Confederation (CGT) general secretary Hugo Moyano, has always been a controversial character in the Argentine political scene. However, Moyano’s notoriety reached unprecedented levels in March. The Indy hit the streets to find out what the public think.

It has been less than a year since the Teatro Colón’s grand reopening but the famous theatre has been plagued by problems. Conflict between the workers’ union and theatre management has led to the orchestra going on strike, demanding better working conditions and a higher salary. The opera ‘Le Grand Macabre’, which was due to […]

The Middle East and North Africa are currently being shaken by popular unrest. The situation in that part of the world could redefine the role of democracy everywhere. The Argentina Independent took to the streets to learn how Argentines feel about the uprisings.

Currently, around one of every six couples has pregnancy problems caused by infertility, which some people consider to be an illness. In 40% of the cases the problem is caused by the man, 40% by the woman and the other 20% is caused by the joined interaction between the man and woman. In Argentina infertility […]

The Argentine government is currently discussing whether to lower the age of criminal responsility to 14. As it stands, children younger than 16, who are suspected of commiting a crime, are dealt with at the discretion of a judge. They are usually sent home without any form of sentencing. Statistics suggest that this age group, […]

In February 2010 the government launched Conectar Igualdad, an initiative destined to provide secondary school students and teachers with netbooks. The programme is to compliment plan ‘Un alumno, Una computadora’ (One student, One computer), aimed at technical schools students. The goal is to achieve social integration through the computerisation of the public education system while […]

After the illegal taking of Parque Indoamericano in Villa Soldati last week, violent protests broke out leaving three people dead. The Indy hit the streets to see what people had to say.

As debate discussing the legalisation of abortion began, The Argentina Independent hit the streets to find out what the public thinks about the subject.