Guatemala

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Guatemala: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender a Victory for Free Expression New York, February 2, 2004 — Casa Alianza executive director Bruce Harris was acquitted on January 30 in Guatemala on criminal defamation charges, in a move welcomed by Human Rights Watch. The plaintiff […]

(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 21 January 2004 Human Rights Watch press release: Guatemala: Defamation Trial Violates Right to Free Expression Child Rights Advocate Should Not Face Prison Sentence for Public Statement (Guatemala City, January 21, 2004) – The trial tomorrow in Guatemala of children’s rights advocate Bruce Harris for criminal defamation violates the […]

(APG/IFEX) – The following is a 20 January 2004 APG Press Freedom Committee press release: APG calls on authorities to investigate individuals implicated in raid on Zamora’s home The Press Freedom Committee of the Guatemalan Journalists’ Association (Asociación de Periodistas de Guatemala, APG) calls on the Guatemalan authorities to immediately, and with transparency, act on […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 October 2003 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: CPJ verifies climate of threats and intimidation against the press Guatemala City, October 24, 2003 – A delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) verified a climate of threats and intimidation against the Guatemalan press, following a five-day visit to the […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 October 2003 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: Four journalists abducted by former paramilitaries New York, October 27, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged by the recent abduction of four Guatemalan journalists. On Sunday, October 26, former paramilitary fighters kidnapped reporters Freddy López and Alberto Ramírez, and photographers […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA Urges Guatemalan President to Intervene in Kidnapping of Four Journalists Miami (October 27, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today urged the President of Guatemala to work for the release of four journalists held hostage by former members of paramilitary forces, to protest […]

(PFC/IFEX) – On 6 August 2003, Attorney General Carlos De León denied that an assistant public attorney had provided information to “Siglo XXI” newspaper concerning negotiations between the Public Prosecutor’s Office and one of the individuals allegedly involved in a million-dollar fraudulent scheme at the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (Instituto Guatemalteco del Seguro Social, IGSS). […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 25 July 2003, RSF expressed shock at the 24 July death of Hector Ramírez of Radio Sonora and a number of violent attacks against other journalists by supporters of General Efraín Ríos Montt. The general’s supporters blame the press for a court decision that is threatening his bid for the presidential candidacy […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 July 2003 CPJ press release: New York, July 24, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is shocked and saddened by the death of Héctor Ramírez, a reporter for Guatemala’s Channel 7 television station, who died today while covering protests in the capital, Guatemala City. Juan Carlos Lange, news […]

(APG/IFEX) – The following is a 14 July 2003 APG Press Freedom Committee press release: The Press Freedom Committee of the Guatemalan Journalists Association (APG) expresses concern for the safety of 17 journalists and correspondents from a number of media outlets who in recent weeks have been attacked, suffered intimidation or received death threats from […]

(PFC/IFEX) – PFC has been informed of a total of 18 attacks against Guatemalan journalists so far in 2003, the last seven of which took place in June and July. The information was confirmed by the independent new agency Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (Cerigua). Four of the cases involve members of the Cerigua […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 July 2003 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: Two journalists are threatened Reporter’s house is burgled New York, July 8, 2003–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by recent threats against two Guatemalan journalists and by the burglary of a reporter’s house in which his notes for an investigative […]

(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC of International PEN has added its voice to the condemnation of the attack on “ElPeriódico” newspaper publisher José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, his family and employees, on 24 June 2003. According to Zamora, eleven men and one woman gained entry to his home in Guatemala City by posing as investigators from the […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 June 2003 CPJ letter to the special prosecutor for crimes against journalists and trade unionists, Marco Antonio Cortez: June 26, 2003 Marco Antonio Cortez Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Journalists and Trade Unionists 7a. Avenida 11-20 Zona 1 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Via facsimile: +502-220-6873 Dear Mr. Cortez: […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 24 June 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA condemns attack in Guatemala Miami (24 June 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today condemned an attack on José Rubén Zamora, director of the Guatemalan daily newspaper elPeriódico, and his family, who were held captive in their home and beaten. […]

(APG/IFEX) – The following is an APG Press Freedom Committee press release: The Press Freedom Committee of the Guatemalan Journalists Association (APG) wishes to draw the attention of the national and international community to the following: 1. In the latest attack on journalists in Guatemala, Milton Oswaldo Martínez, a radio journalist and student at the […]