Dozens injured in pension protest outside Argentina Congress

Demonstrators clash with Argentina's gendarmerie officers during the weekly protest of pensioners against Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity policies, outside the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Francisco Loureiro

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Dozens of people were injured during a protest outside Argentina's Congress on Wednesday where activists and retired Argentines demanded higher pensions, according to Reuters witnesses.

TV footage showed elderly protesters and activists singing and chanting as security forces pushed through the crowd in Buenos Aires with riot shields and batons.