1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCarlos LauríaMexican journalists vs. security forces - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FLq48GGbrC"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/08/mexican-journalists-increasingly-clash-with-securi/">Mexican journalists vs. security forces</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/08/mexican-journalists-increasingly-clash-with-securi/embed/#?secret=FLq48GGbrC" width="600" height="338" title="“Mexican journalists vs. security forces” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="FLq48GGbrC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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While organized criminals and drug traffickers account for the bulk of attacks against Mexican journalists, CPJ has documented an increasing number of assaults committed by security forces. Just last week, this reality was brought into sharp focus with the accusation by a reporter that he had been roughed up by the military.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260