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June 15, 2023

Guatemala Court Sentences Journalist José Rubén Zamora to 6 Years in Prison
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A Guatemalan court on Wednesday convicted prominent journalist José
Rubén Zamora of money laundering and sentenced him to six years in
prison, in what rights groups have condemned as a trumped-up case and
part of a crackdown on press freedom by the right-wing government of
President Alejandro Giammattei. Zamora is the founder and president of
the investigative newspaper El Periódico and has long reported on
Guatemalan government corruption. The newspaper was forced to shut down
in May after months of intensifying harassment and persecution. Click
here to see our recent interview with José Rubén Zamora's son.


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