After spending more than two years in prison in a corrupt judicial process, Guatemala’s most prominent newspaperman was released on house arrest pending retrial. But a Guatemalan court, at the request of AG Consuelo Porras, wants to send Zamora back… Read More ›
José Rubén Zamora
International organizations demand due process guarantees at key hearing for Jose Rubén Zamora’s release
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) was a signatory, among many others, of a Joint Statement demanding due process at the review of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora’s detention. 19 international civil society organisations demand due process at the review… Read More ›
elPeriódico Forced to Close as Ninth Defense Attorney Takes on Zamora Case
Julie López and Roman Gressier write in El Faro about the ongoing attack against anti-corruption actors through the lens of the attack on the news outlet elPeriódico and its founder José Rubén Zamora. It is a cautionary tale but one… Read More ›
José Rubén Zamora’s Trial Judge Expands Probe to Reporters Covering the Case
Roman Gressier and Nelson Rauda, with Julie López, write in El Faro English on the continuing attacks on journalists and the freedom of expression in Guatemala. This is all part of the concerted attack on anti-corruption initiatives being championed by… Read More ›
TrialWatch to Monitor Guatemalan Journalist’s Trial
The Clooney Foundation for Justice has posted a piece regarding the trial of José Rubén Zamora, another example of the state criminalising someone seeking to shine a light on corruption within the Guatemala system. This is as part of their… Read More ›
The judge, the prosecutor and the journalist
Marielos Monzón wrote an Opinion piece in Prensa Libre about the state, and judiciary, capture carried out by ‘The Pact of the Corrupt’ in Guatemala, through the lens of what is being done to Virginia Laparra, Miguel Ángel Gálvez, and… Read More ›
The Case against Journalist José Rubén Zamora Was Built in 72 Hours
Julie López writes in El Faro English about the case of José Rubén Zamora, the founder and head of El Periódico, one of Guatemala’s premier news outlets. The president and director of Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, and… Read More ›
Washington Post on the arrest of José Rubén Zamora of El Periódico
An opinion piece in the Washington Post has attacked the decision of the Guatemala authorities to arrest the president and founder of the newspaper elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora, for effectively speaking truth to power. “This is not a case against… Read More ›
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