1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJoel Simonhttps://cpj.org/author/jsimon/Mexico must federalize crimes against press - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d2ycgFhgvJ"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/09/mexico-must-federalize-crimes-against-press/">Mexico must federalize crimes against press</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/09/mexico-must-federalize-crimes-against-press/embed/#?secret=d2ycgFhgvJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Mexico must federalize crimes against press” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="d2ycgFhgvJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In Mexico, where violence against the press has become an epidemic, a debate is raging about what should be done to confront this terrible problem. Since 2000, 21 journalists have been killed, seven of them in direct reprisal for their work. The record of violence has produced widespread self-censorship, particularly among regional journalists covering drug…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260