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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.
A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Zamora back to jail on Monday in a case that stems from money laundering charges he has dismissed as a political persecution.
The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against press freedom across Latin America.
FILE - Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periodico newspaper, leaves a jail after a judge granted him house arrest, in Guatemala City, Oct. 19, 2024.
GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan judge on Friday ruled that jailed journalist José Zamora can leave prison and be held in house arrest after over 800 days behind bars.
Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars Jose Ruben Zamora has been waiting for a retrial in a Guatemala City prison for more than 800 days, prompting outcry.
Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper El Periodico, speaks with journalist after a hearing at the Justice Palace in Guatemala City, on July 30, 2022. Photo by Johan ...
Jose Rubén Zamora begins each day at the mercy of his jailers. Over the past two years, the award-winning journalist has been isolated in an insect-infested cell, deprived of water, light and sleep as ...
Reuters Journalist Jose Ruben Zamora Marroquin looks on after a judge revoked his house arrest, ordering his return to Mariscal Zavala prison in Guatemala City, Guatemala, March 10, 2025. REUTERS ...
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Zamora back to jail yesterday in a case that stems from money laundering charges he has dismissed as a political ...
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