Widow of murdered Mexico journalist was surveillance target days after death
(The Guardian Mexico)

Government-linked spyware sent to Griselda Triana´s phoneHusband Javier Valdez was murdered only 10 days previouslyEven in a country long-used to violence, the cowardly 2017 murder of the Mexican journalist Javier Valdez prompted outrage: reporters held protests, news outlets stopped publishing for a day and the then president, Enrique Peña Nieto, promised that the crime would not go unpunished.But barely 10 days after Valdez was pulled from his car and shot dead, his widow Griselda Triana was targeted for surveillance with spyware which had been purchased by the Mexican government. Related: Mexican spy scandal escalates as study shows software targeted opposition Related: `Why must I live in fear?` Mexico shaken after yet another journalist murdered Continue reading...