CPJ calls on Argentine authorities to investigate after photographer gravely injured covering protest
São Paulo, March 18, 2025—Argentine authorities should hold to account police officers who injured independent photographer Pablo Grillo, who was struck in the head by a tear gas cartridge during a March 12 pensioner protest in Buenos Aires that was suppressed by police, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. “Photographer Pablo Grillo was peacefully working…
CPJ urges Argentine President Javier Milei to end attacks on press freedom
São Paulo, April 30, 2024—Argentine President Javier Milei and his administration must immediately refrain from attacking press freedom, stigmatizing journalists, and allow journalists to do their jobs freely and without restrictions, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. During his first 100 days in office, a report by FOPEA, a local press freedom organization, found that…