Claim 152

Communiqué No. 19 threatened anyone who published information against the junta's interests with up to 10 years in prison, yet the Buenos Aires Herald kept publishing under editor Robert Cox and journalist Andrew Graham-Yooll, who both later had to leave the country after death threats.

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

Statement: Communiqué No. 19 threatened anyone who published information against the junta's interests with up to 10 years in prison, yet the Buenos Aires Herald kept publishing under editor Robert Cox and journalist Andrew Graham-Yooll, who both later had to leave the country after death threats.
Field: action
Value: Herald kept publishing under threat
About: incident 1976-argentina-junta-press-decrees
Source: 150 years, one mission
Publisher: Buenos Aires Herald
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

an order that threatened anyone who published information against its interests with a prison sentence of up to 10 years