Journalists of Mexico targeted: Legal threats to free speech on the rise
Aug 6, 2025 #MexicoPressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismUnderAttack
Mexico is already one of the world’s deadliest countries for journali
Aug 6, 2025 #MexicoPressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismUnderAttack
Mexico is already one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists. But now, new legal mechanisms are being used to silence them further. In the past 18 months, at least 27 journalists have been subjected to judicial harassment and censorship, often for criticizing governors, public officials, and local authorities.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Mexico.
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