Country
Argentina
Government actions against journalists in Argentina
RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Argentina is in South America, South America. The record holds 3 incidents in which the government of Argentina, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
- Licensing and closure of outlets: 2 incidents · ladder
- Detention and violence: 1 incident · ladder
- Funding and ownership pressure: 1 incident · ladder
- Prior restraint: 1 incident · ladder
- Shutdowns and blocking: 1 incident · ladder
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
2024
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2024 | Milei's government shuts down Argentina's state news agency Telam | Funding and ownership pressure | Silence | Javier Milei | Sustained |
1976
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 1976 | Argentina's military junta threatens journalists with prison for reporting on its opponents | Detention and violence | Eliminate | Jorge Rafael Videla | Reversed (10 December 1983) |
1951
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1951 | Argentina: President Juan Perón's government hands the expropriated newspaper La Prensa to the CGT labor federation, October 1951 | Licensing and closure of outlets | Silence | Juan Perón | Sustained (1 October 1951) |
Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for Argentina · South America