Tag: Nisman "Silence March"

• Wednesday, January 2nd 2019 - 06:52 UTC

  Nisman's ex-wife, fearing for her family, drops out of lawsuit into the death of her former husband

  

  Argentine federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, ex-wife of the late AMIA Jewish center prosecutor Alberto Nisman, removed herself from a lawsuit that prompted an investigation into the death of her former husband.

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:17 UTC

  Nisman's former wife strongly rejects suicide hypothesis because of his personality

  

  Argentine Federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s ex wife, rejected the suicide hypothesis, due to his former husband’s personality, much less with a gun, and admitted she was impacted by the people's demand for 'justice' during Wednesday's 'silent march'.

• Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  Despite pouring rain thousands turned out in Buenos Aires demanding 'Justice' and honoring Nisman

  

  Thousands of Argentines demonstrators participated worldwide, under different climatic conditions, in the rally led by federal prosecutors to honor late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, one month after his death. Demonstrators carried Argentine flags, chanted the national anthem and called for “Justice” and an independent judiciary branch.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:55 UTC

  Thousands expected at the Buenos Aires 'Silence March' marking a month since the death of Nisman

  

  Argentina is preparing for the so called “Silence March” that will take place on Wednesday 18 marking a month since the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman but which has also triggered much controversy among fellow prosecutors and the government of President Cristina Fernandez which describes it as an opposition political rally.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:50 UTC

  Nisman's daughters will attend the march to honor their father

  

  Argentine Federal Judge and former wife of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, Sandra Arroyo Delgado confirmed that she will be participating at Wednesday's “Silence march” together with her two daughters, Iara and Kala. It was a last minute announcement.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to remain in Patagonia until after the 18F 'silent march'

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will remain with the family at her private home in El Calafate, Patagonia, most of next week thus avoiding the Wednesday 18 February 'silent march' organized by prosecutors and judicial unions on the month of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's still unsolved death.

• Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 06:38 UTC

  Argentine administration counterattacks US media on Nisman's case

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said that the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman is being “used to attack the government” in an interview with the Washington Post. Meanwhile Argentina's Ambassador to the US Cecilia Nahon wrote a letter to the Post’s editor stating that “Argentina seeks only justice in 1994 bombing case.”

• Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 06:05 UTC

  Nisman death: new DNA profile found in the apartment; a second tests finds no traces of gunpowder

  

  Argentine judge Fabiana Palmaghini in charge of the investigation into the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, has confirmed a new DNA profile has been found at the victim’s apartment, ordering further tests to identify whose sample it belongs to. Likewise a microscopic electron scanning second test on evidence samples, found no traces of gunpowder in Nisman's hands.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 05:30 UTC

  “Our democracy is young, but nor fragile” ambassador Castro tells the FT

  

  Following the publication of an article in the British press under the heading of “Democracy in Argentina dented by mysterious murder”, Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro, sent a letter to the editor of the Financial Times basically arguing that “our democracy is young, but not fragile” and describing the article as “most groundless and offensive” accusation.

• Saturday, February 7th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

  “Democracy in Argentina dented by mysterious murder”, says FT

  

  By John Paul Rathbone (*) - The Financial Times Latin American editor, economist and knowledgeable of Argentina has written a column on the current situation in Argentina and the mystery surrounding the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman