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Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work

When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it empty

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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora

A Guatemalan appeals court has revoked a judge’s order to give house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, known for railing against corruption in the Central American country

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Jailed Guatemalan journalist to AP: 'I can defend myself, because I am innocent”

José Rubén Zamora has spent nearly two years locked in a dark 16- by 13-foot cell in Guatemala, allowed only one hour a day in the sunlight

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Regulation change means US gun sales to Guatemala have doubled in last three years, increasing instability

Guatemala is struggling with political instability in the buildup to its presidential election run-off

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3 things to know about Guatemala's elections

Voters will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. But some of the most popular candidates won't be on the ballot.

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‘Simulation of democracy’: Guatemala readies for election amid concerns of manipulation

Candidates have been disqualified on spurious grounds as experts warn of country backsliding into autocracy

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A court in Guatemala has sentenced a prominent journalist to 6 years in jail

Human rights groups have called the trial of journalist José Rubén Zamora a politically motivated sham after his newspaper uncovered corruption in the Central American country.

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Guatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering

A Guatemalan tribunal has convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora of money laundering, concluding a trial press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed at silencing a critical voice

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Press groups express concern about threats for Guatemalan journalists

A coalition of press freedom groups is expressing concern about what they called the “historic” threats facing Guatemalan journalists in the face of government prosecutions

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Investigative Reporting Is Under Attack in the Americas. We Need More Action.

U.S. journalists are publicly asking the Biden administration to actively support freedom of the press.

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Guatemala journalist goes on trial in money laundering case

The president of a Guatemalan investigative newspaper has gone on trial on money laundering charges in a case media observers are criticizing as politically motivated

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Guatemala orders arrest of lawyers for imprisoned journalist

A Guatemalan judge has ordered the arrest of three lawyers defending jailed journalist José Rubén Zamora

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Judge orders investigation of Guatemalan journalists

A Guatemalan judge has ordered the investigation of nine journalists from a newspaper whose president, a prominent government critic, has already been jailed on various charges since last year

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Guatemala pursues journalist's lawyers

Guatemalan authorities have arrested a lawyer representing the jailed director of an investigative newspaper and are pursuing a second lawyer for alleged obstruction of justice

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Judge orders Guatemalan newspaper chief to stand trial

A judge has ruled that the director of a Guatemalan investigative newspaper will stand trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmail

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Guatemala's El Periodico newspaper stops print edition

The prominent Guatemalan investigative newspaper “El Periodico” has announced it is stopping its print edition, after the government arrested the paper's president

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Concern that Nicaragua repression could be "model" in region

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government has closed seven radio stations this week owned by the Roman Catholic church, as well as two other outlets serving the largely rural northern area with a history of opposition

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Guatemalan journalist calls charges against him a 'set-up'

A prominent Guatemalan journalist’s initial hearing before a judge has been suspended after the judge announced that the journalist’s lawyers were also targets of the government’s investigation

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