In Mexico, attacks on the media have increased by 85% since President Andr¨¦s Manuel L¨®pez Obrador took office, making it the most deadly period for journalists since records began, according to a new report.

Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists with 1,945 attacks -including 33 murders -between 2019 and 2021, according to the press freedom group Article 19. Another eight have been killed so far this year.

In 2021, there were 664 documented attacks -the equivalent of one every 14 hours -including online threats, harassment, arbitrary criminal charges and seven murders. Government officials were linked to 274 of the incidents, while organised crime accounted for about 42.