Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Russian Ministry of Defense: 37 Ukrainian drones destroyed in 4 hours over regions of Russia and the Black Sea.
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.

Argentina protests neo-Nazi assassination attempt of VP Kirchner

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 Sep 2022 09:57
  • 3 Shares
4 Min Read

Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Argentina in solidarity with Vice President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner after the failed assassination attempt on September 2, with the culprit found to be sporting a neo-Nazi emblem.

  • x
  • Argentinians protest in the thousands in support of Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Reuters)
    Argentinians protest in the thousands in support of Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Reuters)

Thousands of Argentinians have taken to the streets throughout Argentina to protest the increasing political violence following the latest botched assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner that took place on September 2nd.

Pope Francis and political leaders around the world denounced the attack, while the Argentinian people flooded cities across the country in solidarity with a political leader who, similarly to Juan and Evita Perón, dominates Argentina’s political scene.

According to camera evidence and investigators, just after 9 pm on September 2nd, as Kirchner exited her vehicle into a big gathering outside her home, a guy approached and brandished a revolver inches from her face. A clicking sound heard on CCTV footage indicates that the guy then attempted to pull the trigger. Kirchner ducked, and the guy was dragged away.

Fernando Andres Sabag Montiel, 35, a Brazilian man living in Argentina, was arrested by the federal police in connection with the assassination attempt, Buenos Aires police reported.

According to the Spanish news outlet El Pais, Montiel sported on his elbow a black sun symbol, called Schwarze Sonne in German; a Nazi emblem that has recently been adopted by neo-Nazis.

El video del arma contra @CFKArgentina pic.twitter.com/8j1xpMnPoe

— Lautaro Maislin (@LautaroMaislin) September 2, 2022

President Alberto Fernández described the attack as the gravest since Argentina's return to democracy in 1983.

As of yet, police have not speculated on a motive against a backdrop of political unrest and economic turmoil.

Buenos Aires-born Pope Francis said that “I pray that social harmony and respect for democratic values will prevail in beloved Argentina, against all kinds of violence and aggression.”

On Friday, the central Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires was bursting with protesters waving light blue and white Argentine flags and huge banners representing the country’s powerful social movements.

Related News

Neo-Nazi militia 'The Base' rebuilds under Trump-era FBI

Zakharova: 'Israel' unwilling to acknowledge neo-Nazism in Ukraine

Brass bands and drums echoed in the streets as protesters chanted:

“If they touch Cristina, what mayhem we’re going to cause!”

A group of demonstrators gravely damaged the vice president's senate office in March, as opposition groups frequently shouted "Death to Cristina" whilst marching.

After being accused of corruption last week, opposition lawmaker Francisco Sánchez, a supporter of right-wing extremist Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sparked uproar when he called for Kirchner to be executed following allegations of corruption.

“These kind of crimes should be considered treason. They deserve the death sentence,” Sanchez tweeted on 22 August.

The incident has also shocked the neighboring country of Brazil, where Bolsonaro will face his fierce challenger, the leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in only one month's time.

Tensions have significantly increased in recent weeks as a result of Bolsonaro's legendary 2018 appeal for supporters to "machine-gun" their leftist opponents.

Supporters of Bolsonaro have twice attacked Lula, murdering a high-ranking Worker's party official and hurling feces, and a crude explosive device at the former president's supporters.

Lula issued a warning on Friday, saying that politicians everywhere should be ready to deal with an environment of violence fostered by populist figures.

“I think all of us who are politicians have to be aware of the violence provoked by those who do not know how to live democratically,” he said.

Kirchner, 69, served as president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015 and as the first lady from 2003 to 2007 during the presidency of her husband, Néstor Kirchner. Their political influence was so great in Argentina that it gave birth to Kirchnerism, a left-wing movement that is now one of the country's most significant political forces.

Read more: A gun is worth a thousand Nazi words

  • Neo-Nazism
  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
  • Brazil
  • Argentina

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS