Committee to Protect Journalists - Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2011-11-01T20:54:02Z Movable Type 4.34-en Guatemalan journalist flees city after threats, harassment tag:cpj.org,2011://1.18058 2011-11-01T20:51:15Z 2011-11-01T20:54:02Z New York, November 1, 2011--A Guatemalan newspaper columnist has faced intimidation and harassment after writing a piece that raised questions about the disappearance of a person in the western city of Panajachel. The journalist, Lucía Escobar, said she fled the city on Friday after growing fearful.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 1, 2011--A Guatemalan newspaper columnist has faced intimidation and harassment after writing a piece that raised questions about the disappearance of a person in the western city of Panajachel. The journalist, Lucía Escobar, said she fled the city on Friday after growing fearful.

]]> Provincial TV journalist found dead in Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17328 2011-05-20T21:35:22Z 2011-05-20T21:53:33Z Committee to Protect Journalists (Prensa Libre)

New York, May 20, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Guatemalan authorities to launch a thorough investigation into the death of television journalist and teacher Yensi Roberto Ordoñez Galdámez, at left, who was found dead Thursday in southern Escuintla province.  

According to press reports, Ordoñez's body was discovered Thursday in a black vehicle parked outside the primary school where he taught. He had knife wounds in the neck and chest, according to the volunteer firefighters who found him. 

]]> Guatemalan journalist threatened after corruption probe tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16753 2011-02-09T21:19:06Z 2011-02-09T21:20:45Z New York, February 9, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the safety of Guatemalan television journalist Oscar de León, who has received multiple death threats and had his van shot at in the southwestern municipality of Quetzaltenango, according to news reports and CPJ interviews. De León, a correspondent... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 9, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the safety of Guatemalan television journalist Oscar de León, who has received multiple death threats and had his van shot at in the southwestern municipality of Quetzaltenango, according to news reports and CPJ interviews. De León, a correspondent for the private national Guatevisión TV network, said he has received the threats since he probed alleged police corruption.

]]> Guatemalan investigative reporter threatened tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14869 2010-07-02T19:11:25Z 2010-07-02T19:12:32Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 2, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by a death threat against a Guatemalan investigative journalist with the leading daily elPeriódico, who recently reported on corruption and human trafficking.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Americas Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13911 2010-02-16T05:02:40Z 2010-02-15T18:19:56Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ TV reporter shot dead in eastern Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11343 2009-06-08T19:22:08Z 2009-06-08T19:36:54Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 8, 2009--An unidentified gunman shot and killed Guatemalan television reporter Marco Antonio Estrada on Saturday night in the eastern city of Chiquimula, the local press reported. 

]]> TV reporter gunned down, cameraman injured in Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11091 2009-04-02T20:00:39Z 2009-04-02T20:07:48Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 2, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Guatemalan authorities today to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into the shooting of a two-man TV crew in Guatemala City on Wednesday. Unidentified gunmen killed veteran reporter Rolando Santiz and injured cameraman Antonio de León. 

]]> Drug Trade, Violent Gangs Pose Grave Danger tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10693 2009-02-10T05:58:00Z 2009-02-09T22:17:07Z Powerful drug traffickers in Mexico, gangsters in Brazilian slums, paramilitaries in Colombia, and violent street gangs in El Salvador and Guatemala are terrorizing the press. Self-censorship is widespread. By Carlos Lauría... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ By Carlos Lauría

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10655 2009-02-10T05:33:00Z 2009-02-10T02:24:46Z Violence associated with organized crime fueled widespread self-censorship, especially in the provinces. Journalists sometimes wrote without bylines when covering dangerous subjects, but many were still attacked and threatened. Ongoing violence led to the slayings of two journalists and the kidnapping of a third.... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/
]]> CPJ alarmed by abduction of journalist in Guatemala tag:cpj.org,2008:/blog//1.281 2008-08-22T16:06:20Z 2008-08-22T16:10:16Z We issued the following statement today in response to Thursday's abduction and subsequent release of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, a 1995 recipient of CPJ's International Press Freedom Award: "We are alarmed by the kidnapping and reported beating of José Rubén Zamora, president of the Guatemalan daily El Periodico.... Committee to Protect Journalists We issued the following statement today in response to Thursday's abduction and subsequent release of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, a 1995 recipient of CPJ's International Press Freedom Award:

"We are alarmed by the kidnapping and reported beating of José Rubén Zamora, president of the Guatemalan daily El Periodico. Zamora has previously been the victim of attacks in retaliation for his paper's investigative work," said CPJ's Americas Senior Program Coordinator, Carlos Lauría. "Authorities should conduct a prompt and exhaustive investigation into this crime, and provide Zamora and El Periodico's staff with the necessary protection to continue working without fear of reprisal."

]]> Gunshots fired at home of radio reporter tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.126 2008-07-27T16:00:00Z 2008-07-27T16:00:00Z JULY 27, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Edín Rodelmiro Maas Bol, Radio Punto ATTACKED Unidentified individuals fired gunshots at the home of journalist Edín Rodelmiro Maas Bol moments after he had entered the house in Cobán, Alta Verapaz province, the reporter told CPJ.... Committee to Protect Journalists JULY 27, 2008

Posted August 6, 2008

Edín Rodelmiro Maas Bol, Radio Punto
ATTACKED

Unidentified individuals fired gunshots at the home of journalist Edín Rodelmiro Maas Bol moments after he had entered the house in Cobán, Alta Verapaz province, the reporter told CPJ.

]]> CPJ condemns murder of Guatemalan journalist tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6331 2008-05-12T16:00:00Z 2008-05-12T16:00:00Z New York, May 12, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder of Jorge Mérida Pérez, a correspondent in Quetzatenango province for the national Guatemalan daily Prensa Libre. Mérida was shot to death in his home on Saturday afternoon. CPJ calls on the Guatemalan authorities to begin an immediate, thorough... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 12, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder of Jorge Mérida Pérez, a correspondent in Quetzatenango province for the national Guatemalan daily Prensa Libre. Mérida was shot to death in his home on Saturday afternoon. CPJ calls on the Guatemalan authorities to begin an immediate, thorough investigation into this brutal killing.

]]> Cameraman shot and reporter beaten while covering protests tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.125 2008-05-09T16:00:00Z 2008-05-09T16:00:00Z APRIL 9, 2008Posted May 9, 2008 Eduardo García, Telecentro 13 María Teresa López, Prensa Libre and Emisoras Unidas ATTACKED, HARRASED Protesters shot at García, a cameraman for the national television station Telecentro 13, while he was covering a demonstration of local residents in San Juan Alotenango, a small city 18... Committee to Protect Journalists APRIL 9, 2008Posted May 9, 2008

Eduardo García, Telecentro 13
María Teresa López, Prensa Libre and Emisoras Unidas
ATTACKED, HARRASED

Protesters shot at García, a cameraman for the national television station Telecentro 13, while he was covering a demonstration of local residents in San Juan Alotenango, a small city 18 miles (30 kilometers) west of Guatemala City. Colleagues told CPJ the journalist was in stable condition.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Americas Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6693 2008-02-05T16:58:00Z 2009-04-07T17:39:05Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> Radio station attacked in the wake of presidential elections tag:216.139.245.96,2007:/cases//9.294 2007-09-04T16:00:00Z 2007-09-04T16:00:00Z SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 Posted September 7, 2007 Radio Nuevo Mundo ATTACKED An unidentified individual fired a gunshot into the offices of the Guatemala City-based Radio Nuevo Mundo in the afternoon of September 4, the station’s director Marbin Robledo told CPJ. No one was injured.... Committee to Protect Journalists SEPTEMBER 4, 2007
Posted September 7, 2007

Radio Nuevo Mundo
ATTACKED

An unidentified individual fired a gunshot into the offices of the Guatemala City-based Radio Nuevo Mundo in the afternoon of September 4, the station’s director Marbin Robledo told CPJ. No one was injured.

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