
José Rubén Zamora released to house arrest
After nearly three years in prison, Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora was granted house arrest on Thursday. Zamora, 69, was transferred from prison to house arrest as a substitute measure
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After nearly three years in prison, Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora was granted house arrest on Thursday. Zamora, 69, was transferred from prison to house arrest as a substitute measure

This August marks three years since the arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, a symbol of investigative journalism in Central America and founder of elPeriódico. His imprisonment is not

Since February, troll farms commonly known in Guatemala as net centers have intensified their campaigns of disinformation and online harassment against journalists using anonymous or pseudonymous accounts. One of the

The persecution against journalist José Rubén Zamora continues. First arrested in July 2022 after exposing irregularities in the government of former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei (2020-2024), Zamora has faced charges

José Rubén Zamora, a 67-year-old journalist, has now spent two years in prison after being incarcerated on July 29, 2022. He is currently held at the Mariscal Zavala military prison,