[Marxism] Mass Protest over Argentina death

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

Mass protest over Argentina death
By Daniel Schweimler
BBC News, Buenos Aires

Argentina was brought to a near standstill on Monday amid protests  
over the killing of a teacher in the south-west of the country last  
week.
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities.
Schools closed, public transport was halted and banks and many  
offices shut for a couple of hours.
Carlos Fuentealba, a chemistry teacher, was killed during a protest  
over pay after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police.
Public transport stopped for a couple hours on Monday and banks and  
some offices shut their doors in a protest called by the country's  
main trade union movement.
Mr Fuentealba,40, died after being hit on the head by a teargas  
canister fired by police during a protest in the south-western  
province of Neuquen.
He had joined his colleagues to demand a pay rise.
Clashes between provincial police and protesters are common around  
Argentina, but the killing of the popular, gentle family man, Carlos  
Fuentealba seems to have angered the nation.

Protesters in Buenos Aires marched from the centre of the city,  
calling for the killers to be prosecuted and for the resignation of  
Neuquen province governor Jorge Sobisch who, they say, is responsible  
for police brutality.
The government of President Nestor Kirchner has so far kept quiet on  
the issue which seems to have struck a nerve in the Argentine  
population just months before the general election.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6539617.stm

Published: 2007/04/09 17:12:40 GMT



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