The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Argentina has moved closer to removing jail sentences for slander and libel from its penal code. Prompted by the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , the chamber of deputies passed a reform bill that must now be voted on by the senate. It follows a 2008 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that overturned the conviction of journalist Eduardo Kimel for criminal...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to make an offer to swap $20 billion of debt still in default (plus around $10 billion in interest arrears), held by holdout investors that did not take part in the 2005 sovereign debt restructuring. Around $15 billion is held by investors that are awaiting a reopening of the swap, while holders of the remaining...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... Raul Alfonsin. Argentina's courts and congress eventually overturned the amnesty, and President Cristina Fernandez has made a priority of prosecuting leaders of the dictatorship. Bignone was charged in 2003 but is only now being tried in open court.The trial is being held in a small indoor stadium to accommodate a crowd that on Monday included witnesses, federal officials, activist...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... Raul Alfonsin.Argentina's courts and congress eventually overturned the amnesty, and President Cristina Fernandez has made a priority of prosecuting leaders of the dictatorship. Bignone was charged in 2003 but is only now being tried in open court.The trial is being held in a small indoor stadium to accommodate a crowd that on Monday included witnesses, federal officials, activist...
