Every weekend for the past 16 years, the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have hosted a TV show on Argentina’s TV Pública public channel. Madres de la Plaza had aired every Saturday since January 2008, showing interviews and news about the Mothers’ latest activities, including the historic Thursday marches around the Pirámide de Mayo monument in Plaza de Mayo. The decision to cancel their show did not come as a surprise, since Milei has been clear about his plans to shut down Argentina’s public media, the mothers said. The privatization of some of those public channels was included in Milei’s omnibus bill, which collapsed during congressional debate three weeks ago due to a lack of support from lawmakers. “We will continue [marching] around Plaza de Mayo, and we will see his damned government end.”

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 26, 2024 14:34 UTC