Press Freedom is Under Threat
In a short time, Javier Milei’s government has cemented a difficult scenario for journalism in Argentina through the closing of public media outlets, the discretional use of state advertising, and authorities’ stigmatization of and aggression against journalists. Such obstacles to freedom of the press undermine democracy.
Social protest: Police violence against photographers and journalists
The SiPreBA media workers trade union and CELS published a report documenting cases of people injured, detained and charged with crimes while documenting protests in 2017.