Murder of Mariano Ferreyra

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Stencil graffiti commemorating Mariano Ferreyra

On 20 October 2010, Argentine student and left-wing activist Mariano Ferreyra was shot dead in Buenos Aires by members of a railway workers union.

Incident

Mariano Ferreyra (born 3 June 1987 in Sarandí) was an Argentine student who was active in the Workers' Party (Partido Obrero). He was shot dead during a dispute involving railway workers in Buenos Aires. He was allegedly shot by supporters of the Peronist Unión Ferroviaria (Railways Union), affiliated to the CGT, in a clash with socialist workers. Two other people were injured in the shooting. One, Elsa Rodríguez, a mother of three, was seriously injured and was still fighting for her life in hospital a week later. At the time it was alleged that the police stood by. Ferreyra's death led to widespread protests in Argentina.

It was proved that José Pedraza (the leader of the Unión Ferroviaria) had ordered his people to shoot and create incidents. Former President Mr. Nestor Kirchner took a personal interest in the case (he protected witnesses in his home) until he died a week later.

In April 2013 Pedraza was condemned to 15 years in prison.

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Protest march in support of Ferreyra

See also

• Rubén Sobrero

References

• "Argentina protests over labour activist killing". BBC News. 22 October 2010.
• "Union Member’s Killing Spurs General Strike in Argentina". Latin America Herald Tribune. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
• "Judiciary identifies Mariano Ferreyra's murderer". Buenos Aires Herald. 22 October 2010.
• "Mariano Ferreyra, compañero, amigo, hasta la victoria siempre" (Spanish). Partido Obrero. 21 October 2010.
• "A crime against the working class". Coordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

External links

• 16-minute film about Mariano (Spanish)