Guatemala

(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 […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 6 March 2001 IAPA press release: FRIENDLY AGREEMENT BETWEEN IAPA, GUATEMALA REOPENS CASE OF JOURNALIST WHO DISAPPEARED IN 1980 The agreement reached before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights provides for financial compensation to the victim’s relatives and a number of acts of homage MIAMI, Florida (March 6, 2001) […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Guilliermo Ruiz, RSF expressed its “concern over the threats directed against the news agency Centre of Informative Reports on Guatemala (Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala, Cerigua)”. The organisation asked the minister “to open an investigation so that those behind the threats can be identified”. […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Guillermo Ruíz, RSF expressed its “strong concern over the threats received by several journalists at the daily ‘El Periodico’, as well as Sergio Méndez of the programme Guatemala Flash on the Qué buena radio station, and Estuardo Pinto of the ‘Nuestro Diario’ daily.” RSF asked […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 19 May 2000 letter to Attorney General Adolfo González Rodas, CPJ expressed great concerned for the safety of journalists in Guatemala, based on information the organisation received from the Centro para la Defensa de Libertad de Expresion (CEDEX), a Guatemalan press freedom organization. According to a CEDEX communiqué sent on 18 […]

(APG/IFEX) – On Thursday 27 April 2000, photojournalist Roberto Martínez, with the newspaper “Prensa Libre”, was killed during street demonstrations provoked by public transport fare increases that were passed by the Guatemala City council. Martínez – who was 36 years old and the father of six children – was there as a result of the […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 April 2000 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: ONE JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED COVERING PROTEST New York, April 28, 2000 — A photographer for the Guatemala City daily Prensa Libre was killed yesterday and two other journalists were injured when private security guards opened fire on rioters in Guatemala City. […]

(APG/IFEX) – From 11 to 14 April 2000, the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Santiago Canton, visited Guatemala to gather information and subsequently present a report on the state of press freedom in the country. President Alfonso Portillo had submitted a request to the OAS asking that Canton visit […]

In a letter to Guatemalan Minister of the Interior Rodolfo Mendoza, Robert Ménard, RSF’s secretary-general, “is expressing his strong concern over the assassination of Larry Lee, a Guatemala City correspondent for the business news agency Bridge News.” The organisation asks the minister to “take all necessary measures such that the circumstances and the motive behind […]