Gov't Attack on Oaxaca Newspaper Continues

George Salzman sent an update today on the continuing governor-sponsored siege of an opposition newspaper in the Mexican state of Oaxaca:

This open, blatant government attack against Noticias, the largest daily paper in the state of Oaxaca, began with a mammoth blockade of the main office building in the pre-dawn hours of June 17.

On the occasion of the New York Times discovering the story, Salzman states again his call for a tourist boycott of the cash-poor region and chastises the Times for being a month late and a pound short on background, which he provides.  Salzman reprints the entire Times article, which concludes:

Luis Ignacio Velásquez, a 42-year-old reporter, said most of the staff thought the standoff would last only a few days, but as days became weeks, the journalists inside realized that more than their livelihood was at stake.

      "What are the limits of the freedom of expression?" he said. "It is not possible that a state government, that says it is elected by the citizens, attempts to silence the only newspaper that gives the people the truth."

Read Salzman's full update "Government seige of Oaxaca newspaper continues― Renewed call for a tourist boycott".