"The government of Argentine President Javier Milei revoked on Monday [April 6] the press credentials granting access to the Executive headquarters and Congress for certain local media outlets implicated in an alleged disinformation campaign—driven by a Russian network—that was exposed in recent days by a journalistic investigation. Among the media outlets denied access to the […]
"Russian agents linked to the Kremlin spent much of 2024 working on secretive operations to infiltrate Argentina’s media to discredit the country’s new far-right libertarian president, Javier Milei, according to leaked documents seen by openDemocracy. In the run-up to his election victory in December 2023, Milei began seeking favour with Joe Biden’s administration in the […]
"Argentina's National Communications Agency (ENACOM, for its Spanish acronym), the telecommunications regulatory body currently under government intervention, repealed the Competitive Fund for Audiovisual Media (FOMECA). This fund was intended to finance productions, strengthen management, and improve the infrastructure of community, cooperative, and Indigenous media outlets. [...] The government resolution replaces FOMECA with the creation of […]
“The government of Javier Milei seeks to repeal the Journalist Statute, a key law for the protection of labor and professional rights. According to the Buenos Aires Press Union, attacks against journalists increased by 66% during 2025. The repeal bill is part of the labor reform promoted by the ruling party, La Libertad Avanza. The […]
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 […]
"Journalist Julia Mengolini, founder and director of radio station Futuröck, caught widespread attention last summer after suing Argentinian President Javier Milei and more than 20 people connected to his administration, accusing them of 'unlawful association, embezzlement of public funds, coercive threats,' and 'public incitement to hatred.' A judge has yet to take up the case, Mengolini told […]
"The press team from the Argentinian channel C5N, consisting of journalists Nicolás Monafó and Adrián Salonia, and cameraman Sebastián Solís, were expelled from Maiquetía International Airport in Venezuela on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Salonia reported on his Instagram account that after the plane landed at 2:00 a.m., the airport's immigration team demanded their documents, took […]
"The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its acronym in Spanish) expressed its rejection and concern regarding the decision by the Tucumán court to impose a gag order on Gustavo Olarte, director of the Closed Circuit Television Company (CCC), as well as on the company's producers, journalists and presenters. The court order prohibits them from disseminating […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) included Latin American figures in its 2025 edition of Press Freedom Predators who, according to its criteria, represent persistent threats to journalism. Among them are three presidents: Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, accused of imprisoning and expelling journalists, closing media outlets, and eliminating all independent press; Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, whose regime […]
“Gendarmerie Corporal Héctor Jesús Guerrero was prosecuted for aggravated firearm abuse for firing his tear gas pistol at photographer Pablo Grillo during a demonstration in front of Congress on March 12. The decision was made by federal judge María Servini, who established that the Guerrero gendarme fired six shots, violating protocols for the use of […]
"President Javier Milei is pushing to reopen the case he filed against journalist Carlos Pagni for alleged defamation. This Thursday [Sept. 26], in a hearing before the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Cassation, his lawyer, Francisco Oneto, insisted on the idea that the journalist compared Milei's rise to power to that of Adolf Hitler […]
"Maximiliano Pullaro, governor of Santa Fe [central-eastern Argentina], announced through his communications office that he will not grant interviews or provide answers or information to the local website politicadesantafe.com. This measure sparked concerns in the province of Santa Fe about freedom of the press and diversity of voices. The website pointed out that, unlike the […]