Mexico: Address Persistent Violence Against Journalists
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Journalists from Veracruz commemorate their killed colleagues and demand an end to violence against journalists during a nationwide demonstration, at the Zócalo of Veracruz, Mexico, on 25 January 2022.
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(Washington DC) – Escalating violence against journalists in Mexico is seriously undermining press freedom, Human Rights Watch said today, on World Press Freedom Day. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador should take urgent steps to strengthen the federal government protection mechanism, stop official harassment of journalists who criticize the government, and ensure …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
