# Argentina

Government actions against journalists in Argentina

[RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). 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 2 incidents in which the government of Argentina, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=AR&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=AR&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=AR&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing
- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=AR&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint

## Heads of government at the time

- [Javier Milei: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/javier-milei)
- [Jorge Rafael Videla: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/jorge-videla)

## Incidents by year

### 2024

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 4, 2024 | [Milei's government shuts down Argentina's state news agency Telam](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-argentina-milei-closes-telam) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | Silence | [Javier Milei](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/javier-milei) | Sustained |

### 1976

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 24, 1976 | [Argentina's military junta threatens journalists with prison for reporting on its opponents](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1976-argentina-junta-press-decrees) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Eliminate | [Jorge Rafael Videla](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/jorge-videla) | Reversed (December 10, 1983) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/ar.

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