Mexico - Terror continues on eve of election but civil society vigilance peaks

Reporters without borders

There has been absolutely no let-up in a decade-old wave of terror against journalists in the final run-up to the presidential election on Sunday (1 July). The federal offensive against drug trafficking of the past six years has only increased the danger posed by the drug cartels and by their infiltration of virtually all branches of the state. In addition to the toll of 85 journalists killed and 16 disappeared in the past 12 years, the Mexican tragedy raises a crucial question: how much (...)

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