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"It is imperative that the police apparatus and executive bodies cease the persecution of journalists and the Guatemalan authorities, without delay, release 'elPeriódico' publisher Jose Rubén Zamora."
A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the six-year prison sentence imposed in June. It is more urgent than ever that Zamora, who has already been detained for more than a year, is released without further delay.
On 13 October a Guatemalan appeals court overturned the six-year prison sentence handed down to prominent journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, the fou...
On 29 July, journalist Jose Rubén Zamora completes one year in detention in Guatemala. Subjected to judicial harassment, in June 2023 he was sentenced to six years in prison on trumped-up charges. Sign the petition by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calling for the release of this newspaper owner and publisher, whose case is emblematic of the persecution of journalists in Guatemala, a country where democracy is now in greater danger than ever.
The Board of WAN-IFRA calls for the immediate release of Jose Rubén Zamora and the dropping of all charges against him. It urges the Guatemalan authorities to cease their harassment of independent news organisations and to recognise the essential role of the press in exposing corruption and improving accountability on behalf of the people of Guatemala