CPJ urges Guatemalan authorities to release José Rubén Zamora, allow fair trial

Recent articles in Guatemala

UN group says detention of Guatemalan journalist Zamora violates international law

José Rubén Zamora’s arbitrary detention highlights that he has been consistently denied a fair trial, and there is no justification for his ongoing imprisonment.

Guatemalan journalist receives prestigious award from prison

Zamora is a symbol of the persecution against journalists in Guatemala and the region.

“I will get out of here eventually”: A conversation with journalist and political prisoner José Rubén Zamora

The imprisoned founder of “El Periódico”, which made its name by exposing corruption in the country’s ruling classes, is awaiting a new trial on money-laundering charges that press freedom groups call politically motivated.