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| From Fotos of the Year |
A breakdancer enters the dance floor with a backflip at the third annual Día Libre in Parque Palermo, Buenos Aires, October 17th 2010. (Photo/Brian Funk)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Día Libre Alternative Sports
A breakdancer enters the dance floor with a backflip at the third annual Día Libre in Parque Palermo, Buenos Aires, October 17th 2010. (Photo/Brian Funk)
Day in Recoleta
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| From Fotos of the Year |
A man sits and rests during the warm evening hours in the Plaza Francía on October 16th 2010. (Photo/Brian Funk)
March for Death of Mariano Ferreyra
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| From Fotos of the Year |
Thousands of Protesters from different Labor Unions protested in response to the death of Mariano Ferreyra union organizer on October 20th, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The march criticized corruption occurring within distinct union syndicates. (Photo/Brian Funk)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Rage in Villa Lugano
Fires and protests broke out in the lower class neighborhood of Villa Lugano in response to the homeowner and immigrant tensions in the neighboring Villa Soldati.
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| From Street Life |
Friday, December 10, 2010
Violent Confrontation in Buenos Aires
As the sun set on the southern edge of the city of Buenos Aires, the spectacular glow of the red horizon left behind the horrifying obscurity of violence, death, and desperate voices searching for answers.
The confrontation began as hundreds of neighbors from Barrio Villa Soldati gathered to protest the lack of government intervention in the immigration problem. Stopping the traffic on major avenues around the entrance to the Indioamerican Park, most the the neighbors voiced strong opposition to the presence of immigrant families of mostly Bolivan descent setting up encampments upon local public park grounds.
The focus of the anger quickly changed directions as a mob of protesters marched towards the immigrants encamped within the center of the park. Showers of rocks, and the sounds of gunshots could be heard as a confrontation of angry neighbors against the immigrant encampments mixed with other neighbors from the poorer slums supporting the immigrants.
As the night fell upon the park grounds, several men left screaming holding the body of one boy 19 years old who was killed by a bullet as others suffered serious injuries. Ambulances leaving the scene were even hit with bullets from Villa Soldati neighbors within the park. Neighbors still remained within the vacated area, and very few police presence was reported.
The confrontation began Friday, December 10th when angry neighbors from Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires began to take to the streets to voice their opposition to the make shift campgrounds established by various immigrant families on the public Indioamerican Park grounds. The first confrontation ended with three deaths, and infuriated people on both sides of the issue.
Politicians reacted to the city disturbance with arguments about whether the City Police operated by the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri should take charge, or whether the Federal Police or Military governed by President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner should intervene. In either case, both sides seemed to questionably look at each other for a possible solution to the serious problem.
It is unsure whether the neighbors themselves were responsible for the shooting. Camera's caught Julio Cappella a hooligan from Argentina's United Fans organization as a potential suspect in one of the shooting deaths. It is not confirmed but questions linger over whether some other hooligans may have taken a part in the violence. Argentina's soccer hooligans are often seen as an organized mob like entity.
The confrontation began as hundreds of neighbors from Barrio Villa Soldati gathered to protest the lack of government intervention in the immigration problem. Stopping the traffic on major avenues around the entrance to the Indioamerican Park, most the the neighbors voiced strong opposition to the presence of immigrant families of mostly Bolivan descent setting up encampments upon local public park grounds.
The focus of the anger quickly changed directions as a mob of protesters marched towards the immigrants encamped within the center of the park. Showers of rocks, and the sounds of gunshots could be heard as a confrontation of angry neighbors against the immigrant encampments mixed with other neighbors from the poorer slums supporting the immigrants.
As the night fell upon the park grounds, several men left screaming holding the body of one boy 19 years old who was killed by a bullet as others suffered serious injuries. Ambulances leaving the scene were even hit with bullets from Villa Soldati neighbors within the park. Neighbors still remained within the vacated area, and very few police presence was reported.
The confrontation began Friday, December 10th when angry neighbors from Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires began to take to the streets to voice their opposition to the make shift campgrounds established by various immigrant families on the public Indioamerican Park grounds. The first confrontation ended with three deaths, and infuriated people on both sides of the issue.
Politicians reacted to the city disturbance with arguments about whether the City Police operated by the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri should take charge, or whether the Federal Police or Military governed by President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner should intervene. In either case, both sides seemed to questionably look at each other for a possible solution to the serious problem.
It is unsure whether the neighbors themselves were responsible for the shooting. Camera's caught Julio Cappella a hooligan from Argentina's United Fans organization as a potential suspect in one of the shooting deaths. It is not confirmed but questions linger over whether some other hooligans may have taken a part in the violence. Argentina's soccer hooligans are often seen as an organized mob like entity.
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