[Opinion] Journalists Warn of Opinion in Congress of Michoacán: Puts at Risk Freedom of Expression

Deputies approved the criminalization of the crime in the Michoacán Criminal Code with 24 votes in favour, nine against, two abstentions and five absences.In an ordinary session, the legislators discussed the reform that seeks to eradicate impunity against those who promote or glorify criminal actions.In addition, they emphasized that it does not violate freedom of expression and the press.What is the reform?By means of the opinion presented by …

During the forum of the Telecommunications Reform, several experts and representatives of civil society have expressed their concern about what they have called a “Censorship Law” promoted from the National Palace, endangering freedom of expression. According to critical voices, this initiative represents a latent risk to freedom of expression, the right to information and the autonomy of the media. Freedom of expression in danger by the Telecom…

Metapolitics Morelia, Michoacán.- By majority, the opinion was adopted with which those who advocate the crime will be punished with prison, a vote that caused tension between deputies of different parliamentary factions and with protests of the journalistic guild. On the one hand, they have positioned themselves against the deputies Theresita de Jesús Herrera, Vanessa Caratachea and Sandra Olimpia Garibay, considering that the opinion violates …

According to Article 19, the impact of this penal reform “would be devastating for the journalistic exercise in Michoacán”, since “information coverage on violence, organized crime and public security would be subject to criminal prosecution, violating the right to information.