Argentina: Activists marching in Buenos Aires' La Boca District late Nov. 8

Community activists are staging a demonstration in Buenos Aires' La Boca neighborhood during the evening of Nov. 8. The purpose of the action is to promote the neighborhood's cultural identity. Participants assembled at Vuelta de Rocha before beginning to march to Lezama Park. Police have block areas near the march route and deployed increased security as a precaution. According to preliminary information, several hundred people are taking part in the demonstration.

Heightened security and localized business and transport disruptions will likely continue well into the evening of Nov. 8. Isolated clashes between police and activists cannot be ruled out.