The 'voice of the people': Anastasia Mejía vows to keep reporting after Guatemala arrest
8 minute read A woman takes part in an annual fair in honor of the “Virgen del Transito” (Transit Virgin), in Joyabaj municipality, Quiche departament, Guatemala, 8 August 2015, JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images In August 2020, Anastasia Mejía prepared herself for covering the city’s Indigenous Maya K’iche’ community, to which she belongs. She knew her subject that day, a protest of mostly Maya K’iche’ merchants, was important, but she had no idea that it would land her in jail. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 26 April 2021. On August ...
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