The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 443

The Buenos Aires Press Union called the closure one of the worst actions against freedom of expression in decades of Argentine democracy.

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

Statement
The Buenos Aires Press Union called the closure one of the worst actions against freedom of expression in decades of Argentine democracy.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Press union calls closure a severe blow
About
incident 2024-argentina-milei-closes-telam
Source
Milei Closes Argentine State News Agency Telam for 'Spreading Propaganda'
Publisher
Reason
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2024-03-04

Quotation from the source

one of the worst attacks on freedom of expression in the last 40 years of democracy.