ARGENTINA: UNEMPLOYED ARGENTINES MARCH THROUGH BUENOS AIRES EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ

Record ID: 448951

  • Title: ARGENTINA: UNEMPLOYED ARGENTINES MARCH THROUGH BUENOS AIRES EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ
  • Date: 23rd January 2003
  • Summary: (U7) BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (JANUARY 23, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. LV UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE MARCHING THROUGH THE STREET 0.03 2. SV DEMONSTRATORS WITH VENEZUELAN FLAG 0.07 3. SV SIGN FOR THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY 0.10 4. SV DEMONSTRATORS AND SECURITY IN FRONT OF THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY 0.13 5. SV OFFICIAL FROM THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY TALKING TO DEMONSTRATORS 0.18 6. SLV DELEGATION OF DEMONSTRATORS ENTERING THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY WITH PETITION 0.28 7. LV/SV OF DEMONSTRATORS NEAR EMBASSY WITH FLAGS (3 SHOTS) 0.41 8. MCU (Spanish) PROTEST LEADER RAUL CASTELS SAYING: "We are available to arm the international brigades to combat through the media and stand next to the workers and the Venezuelan people, but not one person is going to die as a result of the pro-Yankee and fascist coup in Venezuela, nor in any area of Latin America. Long live the Venezuelan people." 1.11 9. SV FLAG WITH IMAGE OF ARGENTINE REVOLUTIONARY CHE GUEVARA 1.14 10. SV PROTEST LEADERS MARCHING 1.17 11. SV/LV OF DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING (3 SHOTS) 1.30 12. LAS/SV/SLV OF SECURITY IN FRONT THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY (3 SHOTS) 1.44 13. LV PROTESTERS WITH A POSTER THAT READS: "Yankees, get out of Iraq and Venezuela" 1.50 14. SV RIOT POLICE WATCHING 1.53 15. LV OF PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH FLAGS 2.00 16. SLV POLICE WATCHING 2.01 17. SLV/SV PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH BANNERS (5 SHOTS) 2.24 18. MCU (Spanish) DIRECTOR OF WORKER MOVEMENT NESTOR PITROLA SAYING: "We are rejecting Yankee imperialism so that they take their hands out of Latin America and in order to stop the genocide from a war against Iraq." 2.36 19. SV/SLV OF PROTESTERS LEAVING THE EMBASSY AND HEADING TOWARD THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (3 SHOTS) 2.54 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 7th February 2003 12:00
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  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Reuters ID: LVA43W4TE4XJN5OSFD6JA7I2MP0H
  • Story Text: Hundreds of unemployed Argentines have marched through
    Buenos Aires, expressing their support for Venezuelan
    President Hugo Chavez and their opposition to the war in Iraq.

    They have also demanded improvements in their unemployment
    benefits.



    Hundreds of unemployed Argentines marched through the
    streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday (January 23) saying that
    they are willing to travel to Venezuela to support President
    Hugo Chavez.

    "We are available to arm the international brigades to
    fight through the media and stand next to the workers and the
    Venezuelan people, but not one person is going to die as a
    result of the pro-Yankee and fascist coup in Venezuela, nor in
    any area of Latin America," said protest leader Raul Castels.

    An embassy official received a group of the protesters,
    who handed over a letter in support of the Latin American
    country.

    Venezuela has been paralysed since December by a national
    opposition strike intended to force Chavez to resign.

    The Argentine protesters also marched to the United States
    embassy, calling for peace and expressing their outrage over
    an imminent war against Iraq.

    "We are rejecting Yankee imperialism so that they take
    their hands out of Latin America and in order to stop the
    genocide from a war against Iraq," said protest leader Nestor
    Pitrola.

    The workeers also marched to the Ministry of Labour
    demanding improvements in unemployment benefits.


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