“The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) issued a statement in which it demands 'that the intimidations by the Specialized Division of Criminal Investigation (Deic) against journalist Diego España cease, since two agents of this police agency arrived at the newsroom of the newspaper La Hora to request sensitive information from […]
"The United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, as well as 19 international organizations, expressed their concern about reports of threats and intimidation against the judge handling the case against the founder of elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora. On her X account, the United Nations rapporteur wrote that she […]
“The cassation (appeal) hearing for the case of Jose Rubén Zamora was postponed to Sept. 23, 2025 by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice. Until that date, the resolution of an Appeals Chamber that annulled the conviction against Zamora, due to allegations of money laundering presented by the public prosecutor's office, would […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced the winners of the 2024 International Press Freedom Award, including Guatemalan journalist Quimy de León, co-founder of the news agency specializing in environmental and human rights issues Prensa Comunitaria. The award is given to journalists who have "withstood extraordinary challenges to continue reporting on their communities." De León's […]
"The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its acronym in Spanish) published a statement in which it rejects an armed attack against the house of journalist Carlos Monroy. According to the APG, on the night of Monday, Sept. 2 of this year, shots were fired against the house of journalist Carlos Monroy. In the […]
“In seeking to convey and expose the difficulties and problems facing community journalism in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, various social organizations from affected countries and the region requested to have a thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in November of this year. The requesting entities, including the World Association of […]
“This Wednesday, May. 15, a Guatemalan court granted house arrest to prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, imprisoned for alleged money laundering in 2022, under the administration of President Alejandro Giammattei, of whom he was a great critic. Although the judge considered there was no risk of escape or interference, the journalist will remain in […]
"On July 29, to mark the second anniversary of Jose Rubén Zamora’s unjust and arbitrary detention, a Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) representative traveled to Guatemala to meet with and advocate for the wrongfully imprisoned journalist. After visiting Zamora in the Mariscal Zavala prison, Artur Romeu, director of RSF’s Latin America […]
“To mark the two years of the unjust imprisonment of journalist José Rubén Zamora, founder and president of the now-defunct newspaper elPeriódico, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) renews its call to Guatemalan judicial authorities to end their persecution against him and order his immediate release. Roberto Rock, IAPA president and director of the Mexican […]
“The Committee to Protect Journalists supports the urgent appeal filed to U.N. officials by an international legal team on behalf of Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora, who the appeal says has been wrongfully imprisoned since 2022 and held in conditions ‘that amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.’ The appeal, sent […]
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, who has been imprisoned for more than 700 days, expressed his gratitude for the Gabo Foundation’s Recognition of Journalistic Excellence through an audio message and a letter, during the Gabo Award ceremony on Friday, July 5, in Bogotá, Colombia. "Never, ever, have I felt such warm and nurturing company and […]
"The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention considers that the detention of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, held for more than 700 days in a military prison in Guatemala City, is arbitrary and violated six articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and therefore requests the Government of that country to adopt the […]