2025 was the most critical year for press freedom in Argentina on record, according to the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its acronym in Spanish). A report by the organization counted 278 attacks against journalists, a 55 percent increase compared to 2024. The document also identified physical assaults, judicial harassment, online harassment –especially frequent against women journalists– and restrictions on access to information.
According to experts, last year marked a breaking point in the relationship between Javier Milei's government and journalism. A FOPEA analysis of presidential rhetoric on social media found recurring insults and a strategy of dehumanization that, according to the organization, enables violence from lower levels of power.
Another report by press freedom organizations highlighted a 66 percent increase in the number of journalists attacked by security forces during protests in 2025.
National and international organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), have called for guarantees for the practice of journalism in Argentina, while warning of a climate of intimidation that threatens journalistic work in the country.
