Argentinian journalism stifled by President Milei’s public attacks, government repression

When a tear gas cartridge fired by a policeman struck independent Argentinian photographer Pablo Grillo in the head while he was covering a pensioner protest in Buenos Aires on March 12, 2025, a line was crossed in the country’s deteriorating relationship between President Javier Milei’s administration and the press, according to Agustín Lecchi, the general secretary at Buenos Aires Press Union, calling Grillo’s case “unprecedented in Argentine history.” 

Grillo, who is still recovering...