Sinaloa State Legislators Drop Media Restrictions to Report on Crime Agencia EFE
go to original August 24, 2014

Journalists and activists in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa protest against a law that sharply restricted media's ability to report on crime. State lawmakers repealed the "gag law" last week. (Enrique Serrato)

CULIACAN, Mexico - Legislators in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa repealed a measure that barred reporters from crime scenes and otherwise limited their ability to cover issues of public safety and criminal justice.

The vote to abrogate what became known as the "gag law" was unanimous.

The repeal will take effect once it is published in the state government's official gazette.

Sinaloa Gov. Mario Lopez, who proposed the original package of media restrictions, expressed "solidarity" with the legislature's move to undo the controversial law and promised to be more sensitive in the future to issues of freedom of expression.

Read the rest at La Prensa

We invite you to add your charity or supporting organizations' news stories and coming events to PVAngels so we can share them with the world. Do it now!