# Claim 151

A subcommittee reported that approximately 500 journalists were forced to leave Argentina for political reasons, while documenting 68 missing journalists and 80 detained.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: A subcommittee reported that approximately 500 journalists were forced to leave Argentina for political reasons, while documenting 68 missing journalists and 80 detained.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: 500 journalists left the country
- About: [incident 1976-argentina-junta-press-decrees](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1976-argentina-junta-press-decrees)
- Source: Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Argentina, Chapter VII: The Right to Freedom of Investigation, Opinion, Expression and Dissemination. https://cidh.oas.org/countryrep/Argentina80eng/chap.7.htm
- Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States
- Method: primary document
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1980

## Quotation from the source

> approximately 500 journalists were forced to leave the country for political reasons

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