Tag Archives: Protests

Cristina and the Campo: Round Nine

By Eliot Brockner | Published: January 17, 2011
EFE has a detailed report on a fresh round of protests by Argentina’s agricultural sector. It is the ninth such strike since March 2008, when a tax increase on international wheat exports led to months of fierce fighting between President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the agricultural sector. In anger, farmers staged nationwide protests that spilled [...]
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Colombia’s Internally Displaced: Out of Tercer Milenio Park, Problems Remain

By Eliot Brockner | Published: October 11, 2009
A few weeks ago, I wrote a commentary for the Americas Quartetly Blog about a recent settlement between the Colombian government and leaders of a group of Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) who had been squatting for over four months in a park in Bogota. 1) Indigenous groups,  2) IDPs, and 3) human rights organizations have accused [...]
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The Viability of the Current Kirchner Administration

By Eliot Brockner | Published: August 16, 2008
When Cristina Fernández de Kirchner replaced her husband on 10 December 2007 as president of Argentina, she inherited a relatively favorable position in Argentine politics. On the heels of an economic recovery and high popularity ratings, she seemed poised to continue the policies that helped rid Argentina of its debt. Less than eight months later, [...]
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Protests Continue in Argentina as Citizens Take to the Streets

By Casey Beck | Published: July 16, 2008
On July 15, 2008, one could hear the rumblings of the pro-Kristina rally from several blocks away. It began as a deep reverberation, like a distant earthquake. Getting closer, however, the cacophony of different drum groups and the chanting mob became as clear as the pungent smell of marijuana.As I stepped into the [...]
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