Aug 04, 2023 // Recent legal action taken by Guatemala's government against journalists investigating government corruption suggests press freedom is at risk in the country. This, alongside the government's growing authoritarian streak, could lead to citizen self-censorship, write Christophe Deloire and Jose Zamora
Journalism on trial in Guatemala bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When police arrested José Rubén Zamora in July 2022, it marked the latest salvo in a decades-long campaign of harassment against the pioneering Guatemalan investigative journalist.
To persecute any critical voice : Jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora s son on his father s arrest cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Guatemalan authorities to free detained newspaper director José Rubén Zamora at once and to abandon their offensive against critical and independent media. Zamora has been held since 29 July, when police arrested him at his Guatemala City home and raided his newspaper.