Argentina considers crackdown on street protests

Published April 17, 2014 9:00pm ET



BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s populist government is proposing a crackdown on street protests amid increasing unrest over the souring economy. The new rules dismayed many of its natural allies Thursday, who called it a worrisome retreat after a decade of permissive policing.

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