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Lawsuits against Mexico’s journalists are on the rise

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November 3, 2026

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Press freedom groups are raising concerns over the growing use of lawsuits to silence journalists in Mexico, where 69 legal cases were filed against reporters and media outlets in 2025, triple the previous year. 

The rising legal pressure, alongside increasing journalist killings and concerns over new media regulations, has sparked warnings from international watchdogs about threats to press freedom and freedom of expression in Mexico.

Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, told The Associated Press that politicians believe lawsuits are “a much more effective way to silence the press because they give the impression of legality.” 

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