Mexico lawmakers denounce proposed censorship law and INE resolution
The PRI bench in Mexico's Chamber of Deputies condemned a resolution by the National Electoral Institute (INE) that ordered the removal of social‑media posts by PRI senators Alejandro Moreno and Carolina Viggiano, calling the measure a censorship act that threatens democratic debate.
PAN deputy Jorge Carlos Soto Prieto warned that the ruling Morena party is advancing a series of reforms – including a biometric CURP, a phone‑registry system and a draft "Ley Censura" – that would restrict freedom of expression and impose a single political narrative.
Federal deputy Mario Íñiguez Franco described the draft law as a direct risk to press freedom, noting it would force electronic media to separate news from opinion, appoint audience defenders, publish ethics codes and grant a regulator authority to judge journalistic content, thereby opening the door to administrative censorship.
Entities: Alejandro Moreno · Carolina Viggiano · Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) · Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) · Jorge Carlos Soto Prieto · Mario Íñiguez Franco · National Electoral Institute (INE) · National Regeneration Movement (Morena)
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] PAN deputy Jorge Carlos Soto Prieto said Morena's initiatives include a biometric CURP, a phone‑registry system and a draft 'Ley Censura' that threaten freedom of expression. (c2ac64be-2970-4d5f-a29c-994bdf16ca26)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The INE's Commission of Complaints and Denunciations ordered the removal of social‑media posts by senators Alejandro Moreno and Carolina Viggiano. (b50a8bf2-f10f-47b1-bc4c-720b4cde996b)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Opposition parties called for protection of journalists and for the INE to act impartially and independently. (b50a8bf2-f10f-47b1-bc4c-720b4cde996b)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Federal deputy Mario Íñiguez Franco warned the draft 'Ley Censura' would require electronic media to separate news from opinion and appoint audience defenders. (97f1ee38-a646-43fa-b044-57b0d8a336e7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The draft law proposes publishing codes of ethics for media outlets. (97f1ee38-a646-43fa-b044-57b0d8a336e7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Soto described the measures as an attempt to impose a single thought and protect Morena figures from criticism. (c2ac64be-2970-4d5f-a29c-994bdf16ca26)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Íñiguez said the law would give an administrative authority power to evaluate journalistic content, posing a risk to press freedom. (97f1ee38-a646-43fa-b044-57b0d8a336e7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] PRI deputies condemned the INE resolution as censorship that violates freedom of expression. (b50a8bf2-f10f-47b1-bc4c-720b4cde996b)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Mario Íñiguez Franco warned that the draft 'Ley Censura' would require electronic media to distinguish news from opinion and appoint audience defenders. (97f1ee38-a646-43fa-b044-57b0d8a336e7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The draft censorship law was presented by the Executive Federal government. (97f1ee38-a646-43fa-b044-57b0d8a336e7)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The PRI bench condemned an INE resolution ordering the removal of posts by senators Alejandro Moreno and Carolina Viggiano, calling it censorship. (b50a8bf2-f10f-47b1-bc4c-720b4cde996b)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The INE's Commission of Complaints and Denunciations issued a resolution to withdraw publications of the two PRI senators. (b50a8bf2-f10f-47b1-bc4c-720b4cde996b)