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Journalist Mario Ortega attacked and killed in Puerto San José, Guatemala

“Media outlet San José Total reported through social networks about the death of the communicator at dawn this Saturday [Nov. 14], after the journalist spent four days in critical condition due to being shot on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 10. Mario Ortega was hospitalized after the attack on Tuesday in Puerto San José, [department […]

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Guatemalan journalists protest against criminalization and censorship

"A score of Guatemalan journalists spoke out this Tuesday in front of the public prosecutor's office against the criminalization and censorship of their profession, such as the criminal prosecution of their Indigenous K'iche' colleague Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz. [...] Last Wednesday, a Guatemalan judge in the north of the country processed Indigenous journalist Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz […]