A state prosecutor accused a journalist of terrorism for his reporting. A court ordered a columnist to delete an article linking a candidate to criminal networks. A judge prohibited a newspaper from mentioning a governor unless its content was authorized by a judicial reviewer. These examples, all from the past year, are part of a growing trend across Mexico: politicians and officials are weaponizing the country’s laws to sue, fine, and persecut…
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MEXICO CITY- A state prosecutor's office accused a journalist of terrorism for his coverage.A court ordered a columnist to delete an article that related a candidate to criminal networks.A judge banned a newspaper from mentioning a governor unless its content was authorized by a judicial reviewer.The examples, all from the past year, are part of an upward trend throughout Mexico: politicians and officials are using the country's laws as a weapon…