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

The new president's rightwing supporters are targeting journalists and women's rights activists - but the fight goes on

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.