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Buenos Aires Tensions Escalate as Protests Loom

Inside Argentina’s Crisis: A Special Report from Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires – Tension is rising outside Argentina’s National Congress in Buenos Aires. Argentina’s Federal Police (PFA) has set up metal barricades around the legislative building, restricting access. The sound of barricades slamming into place echoes through the streets.

A metal barricade set up by police in Buenos Aires, covered with protest slogans.
Protesters have scrawled messages across the metal barricades set up outside Argentina’s National Congress, demanding economic freedom. [Sangjin Kim, The Korea Daily]

By noon, authorities had already blocked vehicle access on Rivadavia Avenue and Callao Avenue. Pedestrian entry is also restricted, preventing civilians from approaching the area.

Argentine Federal Police officers install metal barricades to block access to Congress.
Argentina’s Federal Police (PFA) set up barricades, limiting access to the legislative building as tensions rise in Buenos Aires. [Sangjin Kim, The Korea Daily]

The Korea Daily reporting team has entered the police-controlled zone in front of Congress, where local and international media, including Clarin and La Nacion, are broadcasting live updates.

Argentine National Gendarmerie officers in riot gear prepare for protests in Buenos Aires.
Riot control officers from the Argentine National Gendarmerie (GNA) prepare for deployment as security measures intensify ahead of planned demonstrations. [Sangjin Kim, The Korea Daily]

Beyond the barricades, protesters are beginning to gather. The demonstration is set to begin in about two hours, with expectations of a tense standoff between police and demonstrators.

Protesters navigate a narrow passage between police barricades in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires residents move through a tight passage in the police barricades as authorities restrict access to Congress ahead of protests. [Sangjin Kim, The Korea Daily]


This article is part of The Korea Daily’s on-the-ground coverage from Buenos Aires. Stay tuned for further updates.


BY SANGJIN KIM [sk1015@koreadaily.com]
AND YEOL JANG [jang.yeol@koreadaily.com]

Yeol Jang
Yeol Jang
Yeol Jang is a veteran journalist with a B.A. in East Asian Studies from UCLA. Since joining Koreadaily in 2007, he has covered social affairs, religion, legal issues, and investigative reporting. His reporting includes coverage of religious conflicts in Palestine and Israel, refugee camps in Hatay, Turkiye, Germany’s divided past, and forgotten Asian immigrant graves in Hawaii and Portland, among many others. Jang’s dedication has earned him multiple accolades, including the Outstanding Reporting Award at the New America Media Ethnic Media Awards (2012) and the INMA Elevate Scholarship (2021). Within Koreadaily, he has received over 20 exclusive story awards, including the prestigious Montblanc Award (2013), one of the paper’s highest honors.