On February 12, 2017 Citizen Lab’s Bitter Sweet report received front page coverage on the New York Times. This research revealed espionage attempts made against public health officials who were opponents of a controversial Mexican soda tax.

This report describes an espionage operation using government-exclusive spyware to target Mexican government food scientists and two public health advocates.

This edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean CyberWatch covers related developments from Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Mexico, Jamaica, and Chile.

This post is written by Citizen Lab Visiting Fellow Luis Horacio Najera on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2013.

This edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean CyberWatch covers related developments from Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba, and Jamaica.

Source: Jessica Weiss, IJNet

In September 2011, two Mexican bloggers who reported frequently on local crime, including drug trafficking and related gang activity, were tortured and hanged on a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo, a town near the U.S. border.

This edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean CyberWatch covers related developments from Mexico, Cuba, Bolivia, Bahamas, Argentina, and Brazil.

Luis Horacio Nájera spoke about the youth movement known as YoSoy132 and their activities during the presidential campaign.

Citizen Lab Research Fellow Luis Horacio Nájera was a guest on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story where he spoke with host Anand Naidoo and other guests about Mexico’s war on journalism and free expression.