Guatemala

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 7 September 2001 RSF press release: GUATEMALA Journalist assassinated In a letter to President of the Republic Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, Reporters sans frontières (RSF) stated that it was deeply angered by the assassination of Jorge Mynor Alegría Armendáriz, journalist for Radio Amatique. “A journalist who spoke out against corruption […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 September 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA in Honduras defends professional secrecy, rejects licensing of journalists Free-press organization voices concern over murder of journalist in Guatemala SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (September 7, 2001) – Honduran President Carlos Flores pledged to ensure that no limits will be placed on press […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA hails Guatemala government move to end TV monopoly GUATEMALA CITY (September 6, 2001) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) welcomed a pledge by Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to grant two new television broadcasting licenses to end a TV monopoly in […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 7 September 2001 letter to President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, IPI strongly condemned the killing of radio journalist Jorge Mynor Alegria. According to IPI’s sources, Alegria, host of a call-in programme on Radio Amatique, which broadcasts from the port of Puerto Barrios throughout Guatemala’s eastern Izabal district, was shot and killed near […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 31 August 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA to send mission to Guatemala, Honduras MIAMI, Florida (August 31, 2001) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announced today that a delegation will visit Guatemala and Honduras next week to review in public forums the two Central American countries’ legislation restricting […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes actions in homage to journalist missing for 20 years MIAMI, Florida (August 31, 2001) – The naming of a downtown street in memory of Irma Flaquer Azurdia, the addition of her name to a monument and the holding of a memorial service for her […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 August 2001 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: CPJ sends letter of inquiry to attorney general New York, August 7, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday sent a letter of inquiry to Adolfo González Rodas, attorney general of Guatemala, expressing concern about the August 1 attack by […]

(APG/IFEX) – The following is a 1 August 2001 APG press release: The Guatemalan Journalists Association (APG) is deeply angered over today’s attack on our colleagues, among them journalist Marvin Del Cid, member of Emisoras Unidas and other news agencies, and urges the Ministry of the Interior to ensure that the civilian security forces respect […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Byron Barrientos, RSF expressed concern over the death threats received by personnel of the news agency Center of Informative Reports on Guatemala (Centro de Reportes informativos sobre Guatemala, Cerigua), in Guatemala City. The organisation called for a rigorous investigation into the threats so that those […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – On 26 June 2001, the Guatemalan Journalists’ Association (Asociacion de Periodistas de Guatemala, APG), the main media workers’ organisation in Guatemala, expressed its indignation over constant death threats against its members and requested international support from other press entities. APG President Salvador Bonini expressed his concern over the intimidation and death threats Guatemalan […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is 5 June 2001 CPJ press release: Local press freedom group launches emergency network New York, June 5, 2001 — At a recent seminar in Guatemala City, the local press freedom organization Centro para la Defensa de la Libertad de Expresion (CEDEX) encouraged journalists from all over Guatemala to report attacks […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 1 June 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA delegation to take part in OAS General Assembly To show support for IACHR and Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression MIAMI, Florida (June 1, 2001) – With the aim of underscoring the major role of the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission […]

(WiPC/IFEX) – In a 12 April 2001 letter to President Alfonso Portillo, WiPC expressed concern over the series of death threats issued against the president and journalists from daily newspaper “elPeriodico”. According to WiPC sources, on 27 March, journalist Silvia Gereda was attacked and threatened by an unknown assailant. The attacker warned that Gereda and […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 2001 IAPA press release: IAPA concerned over repeated attacks on journalists and the media in Guatemala Miami (3 April 2001) – Today, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) again expressed its concern over the continued harassment to which journalists and the media are subjected in Guatemala. At […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Byron Barrientos, RSF (www.rsf.fr) expressed concern over the threats against Sylvia Gereda, Luis Escobar and Enrique Castañeda, publisher and two journalists, respectively, with the daily “El Periodico”. RSF asked the minister to launch a serious investigation in order to identify and punish the perpetrators. “The […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a letter to President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, IPI expressed deep concern over the safety of Silvia Gereda, editor of the investigative unit of “elPeriodico”, as well as two other reporters for the independent Guatemala City daily. According to information obtained by IPI, Gereda was leaving the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, where […]