In Mexico, journalists face threats from attackers — and from the system meant to protect them, too

Created in 2012, Mexico’s Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists has struggled to guarantee the safety of those it was designed to protect, operating largely in response to attacks rather than preventing them.
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