Journalists, unions, and human rights organizations denounced the curtailing of press freedom in Argentina under President Milei during a hearing with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

The presentation took place on Wednesday in Miami following a request from the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its Spanish initials) and the human rights organization Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS). Representatives from the two organizations were present along with others from press workers unions SIPREBA and FATPREN, as well as the Argentine branch of Amnesty International and others.

IACHR president José Luis Caballero said that the organization is willing to carry out a special mission to Argentina to assess the press freedom situation. In order for this to happen, however, the Argentine state has to agree. Human Rights Secretary Alberto Baños, who was present at the hearing, did not address the request.

Journalists Hugo Alconada Mon and Julia Mengolini offered details regarding the systematic online harassment they have suffered for their work. Speaking via video call from Argentina, Alconada Mon said he suffered massive online attacks and several hack attempts after publishing a story in the La Nación newspaper on a

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