# Mexico

Government actions against journalists in Mexico

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Mexico is in Central America, North America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Mexico, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Surveillance and subpoenas: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=MX&tactic=surveillance_and_subpoenas), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/surveillance_and_subpoenas

## Heads of government at the time

- [Enrique Pena Nieto: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/enrique-pena-nieto)

## Incidents by year

### 2017

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 19, 2017 | [Mexico: journalist Carmen Aristegui receives Pegasus spyware through phishing texts](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-mexico-aristegui-pegasus-spyware) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | Punish | [Enrique Pena Nieto](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/enrique-pena-nieto) | Unknown (June 20, 2017) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/mx.

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