‘All feminists are under attack’: ultra-right threat in Milei’s Argentina forces writer into exile

Female journalists who write about gender issues say they are having to deal with a toxic wave of threats against them in Argentina. Some are fighting back, others are lying low and one has gone into self-imposed exile for her safety. “We are facing a witch-hunt from the ultra-right,” said the author, journalist and activist Luciana Peker, who recently left Argentina for an undisclosed location due to the weight of threats against her. Argentina became the largest Latin American nation legalise abortion in 2020, but its newly elected far-right libertarian president, Javier Milei, campaigned to overturn the law saying he would call a referendum on it if necessary.
The #NiUnaMenos (“not one less”) movement marches that began in 2015 put Argentina at the forefront in the struggle for women’s and gender rights in Latin America. But the libertarian movement that helped propel Milei to power last month appeared to deliberately target feminists when it started building its follower base in 2018. “Feminism in Argentina has been a driving force in the struggle for women’s rights across Latin America, which is why it is so important for the global libertarian ultra-right to try to discipline Argentinian women,” said Peker.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/08/feminists-under-attack-ultra-right-threat-milei-argentina-writer-exile-luciana-peker

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