Publisher Zamora reimprisoned in Guatemala in move lawyer calls ‘inhumane’

Publisher Zamora reimprisoned in Guatemala in move lawyer calls ‘inhumane’

washington — A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora back to prison this week in a move that the leader of his legal team called “inhumane.” Zamora on Monday returned to Mariscal Zavala prison in Guatemala City on the orders of Judge Erick Garcia, whose decision came after another court revoked house arrest from the elPeriodico founder. The publisher is awaiting another trial in a money-laundering case that press freedo…

CPJ, partners call for Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora’s release - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other international organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora and urgent guarantees of due process. Judge Erick García ordered Zamora’s return to prison on March 10, executing a appeals court order that revoked the journalist’s house arrest. At the hearing, García reported threats...

Guatemala: Amnesty International condemns the return to prison of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora

Amnesty International is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Jose Rubén Zamora. Following a court ruling, the journalist and prisoner of conscience is due to return to Mariscal Zavala prison in Guatemala City on March 10, 2025.Jose Rubén Zamora, 68 years old, had been under house arrest for four months. However, on March 4, an appeals court partially annulled the process and overturned the house arrest decision. His lawyers file…

Guatemala: International organizations demand freedom for Jose Rubén Zamora and urgent guarantees of due process

Guatemala: International organizations demand freedom for Jose Rubén Zamora and urgent guarantees of due process baird Wed, 03/12/2025 - 13:23 Type Joint statement Countries Guatemala Page blocks Nine international organizations demand the immediate and unconditional release of Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, who has been imprisoned again on alleged money laundering charges in an arbitrary process that violates due process and has …

A judge in Guatemala orders the return to prison of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora Redacción-BBC News Mundo On Monday, a judge in Guatemala ordered the return to pretrial detention of José Rubén Zamora, a laureate journalist accused by prosecutors of money laundering in a process widely identified as a political persecution. Zamora, founder of the disappeared newspaper El Periódico in which he uncovered important corruption cases, described the re…

CPJ, Partners Call for Guatemalan Journalist’s Release

The Committee to Protect Journalists and eight other organizations call for the immediate of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora. The post CPJ, Partners Call for Guatemalan Journalist’s Release appeared first on Havana Times.