# Chile

Government actions against journalists in Chile

[RSF 2026 rank: 70th 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.

Chile is in South America, South America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Chile, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=CL&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence
- [Shutdowns and blocking: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=CL&tactic=shutdowns_and_blocking), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/shutdowns_and_blocking

## Heads of government at the time

- [Augusto Pinochet: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/augusto-pinochet)

## Incidents by year

### 1973

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 11, 1973 | [Chile's military government shuts opposition radio stations and newspapers after the 1973 coup](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1973-chile-coup-press-shutdown) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | Silence | [Augusto Pinochet](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/augusto-pinochet) | Sustained (March 1, 1990) |

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

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