Since taking office in December 2023, Argentine President Javier Milei has overseen a sharp deterioration in relations between the government and the press. What began as hostile rhetoric toward critical media has evolved into a broader climate of stigmatization, legal harassment, and repression, raising serious concerns among journalists, press freedom organizations, and international human rights bodies. A surge in attacks and stigmatizing rhetoric According to FOPEA (Foro de Periodismo Argentino), 2025 marked the most damaging year for press freedom in Argentina since the organization began monitoring attacks against journalists. Between January and December 2025, FOPEA recorded 278 attacks, representing a 55% increase compared to 2024 and a 139% rise compared to 2023. FOPEA further reported that President Milei was linked to 43% of these attacks, primarily through stigmatizing discourse, insults, and public defamation A FOPEA study analyzing 113,649 posts from Milei’s X account between December 2023 and September 2025 found

On January 3, 2026, a highly controversial U.S. military operation led to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, triggering international uproar and deepening an already precarious crisis in Venezuela’s fragile media landscape. In the days that followed, the situation for journalists, both domestic and foreign, deteriorated markedly, revealing the entrenched and systemic repression that continues to stifle independent reporting. A pre-existing crisis, now exacerbated Even before these dramatic events, Venezuela’s press freedom had been in persistent decline. The domestic press had faced systematic harassment, censorship, and administrative restrictions for years, with numerous reported violations against journalists and media outlets. According to press freedom organizations, hundreds of incidents, including deportations, detentions, and digital censorship, had been recorded in the months leading up to late 2025, underscoring a broader pattern of repression under the Maduro regime. The capture of Maduro, however, has intensified these pressures rather

Hondurans went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by allegations of fraud, political pressure, and a deteriorating environment for independent journalism. Preliminary results point to entrepreneur Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the winner, despite pre-election polls placing him in third position. The vote took an even sharper turn when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut financial aid to Honduras if Asfura did not win, an unprecedented intervention less than 48 hours before the election day. But beyond political tensions or claims of external interference, the most alarming development has been the hostile and dangerous climate faced by the Honduran press in the weeks leading up to the vote. Escalating hostility toward the media In the run-up to the election, the Honduran Armed Forces’ high command issued a series of aggressive and deeply concerning public statements targeting journalists and media outlets. Military leaders accused reporters of conducting“