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Alerts - Guatemala

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Guatemala

Community radio stations raided, journalist arrested

Representatives of the Attorney General's office and National Civil Police officers raided community radio stations Uqul Tinamit and Jun Toj, taking their equipment and arresting one journalist.

Guatemala

Six TV stations closed due to political pressure

Journalists in Mazatenango, Suchitépequez have denounced the closing of six local TV stations, a decision that was taken after the local mayor put pressure on the Cable DX company, saying he would not tolerate criticism of his administration.

Guatemala

Journalists assaulted, face restrictions while covering second electoral round

Héctor Cordero, a correspondent for Guatevisión, was assaulted by a politician's bodyguard and will have to remain in hospital for 10 days.

Guatemala

Members of local security committee threaten journalist

Lucía Escobar says she was threatened after publishing an article about the forced disappearance of a person in the town of Panajachel, in western Guatemala.

Guatemala

Journalists threatened by mayor of Mazatenango after reporting on corruption

Danilo López said the harassment began after he published a story detailing complaints accusing the mayor and his son of selling permits to illegal taxi operators.

Guatemala

Congressional candidate dismisses journalist, attempts to intimidate television correspondent

Franciso Pérez was dismissed after he refused to support the election campaign of the congressional candidate, who is the director of the agency that administers Radio Ixcán.

Guatemala

RSF expresses serious doubts about abduction charge against detained journalist

Vasni Vásquez, who has been held in detention for two months, described the actions against him as an "attempt to intimidate the press."

Guatemala

Environmental issues reporter receives threats

Eduardo Villatoro has been receiving threats that appear to be linked to articles he wrote about resource exploitation and the construction of a liquid gas storage plant.

Guatemala

"Los Zetas" gang allegedly behind threatening messages directed at the press

The threats may be related to the media's coverage of a recent massacre of 29 peasants, believed to have been carried out by the criminal gang.

Guatemala

Provincial TV journalist found dead

Yensi Roberto Ordoñez Galdámez, a television journalist and teacher, had received threats in relation to his reporting.

Guatemala

Journalist receives threats, his brother attacked

Oscar de León has been receiving threats ever since he received a folder detailing accusations against the director of the Quetzaltenango Municipal Transport Police.

Guatemala

Two journalists assaulted during political event in Quiché

Jorge Toledo and Norman Rodas were assaulted by two members of the Partido Patriota (PP) communications team after a press conference at the party's headquarters.

Guatemala

Journalist threatened for publishing article on arms theft

Luis Ángel Sas has received death threats that make reference to an article he wrote about stolen army weapons that ended up in the hands of the Los Zetas crime group.

Guatemala

Journalist tortured and killed

Journalist Víctor Hugo Juárez was found murdered on 27 September 2010 and appeared to have been tortured and strangled.

Guatemala

Journalist robbed, threatened

After Marvin Del Cid Acevedo's apartment was robbed, the journalist says that he fears for his safety.

Guatemala

Shots fired at journalist's home

Several assailants fired 28 shots at journalist Edin Rodelmiro Maaz Bol's home in Cobán.

Guatemala

Villagers hold four journalists hostage during blockade

The journalists said they were concerned for their safety because protestors threatened to beat and lynch them and held them overnight.

Guatemala

Journalist threatened, intimidated

Martin del Cid Acevedo received a written message warning him that he would be killed.

Guatemala

Journalist shot in Guatemala City

Felipe Valenzuela was shot in the head during an attempted car robbery, but CERIGUA is not ruling out the possibility that the attack was related to his work as a journalist.

Guatemala

Journalists, newspapers subject to smear campaign

The Guatemala City mayor is allegedly behind the campaign to discredit three journalists and two newspapers after the journalists reported on irregularities in the way transit passes are issued.

Guatemala

Daily newspaper harassed after publishing information about government programme

The editor of the daily "La Hora" accused the government of using intimidation tactics against the paper after it published a story about a programme that has been criticised for a lack of transparency.

Guatemala

Guatevisión denounces harassment of correspondents by government officials

The assistant director of Guatevisión's news programme reported that two of the television station's correspondents have been threatened by members of the ruling party.

Guatemala

Journalist concerned for his safety after investigating allegations of nepotism

Journalist Héctor López Cordero reported that he has been receiving threatening messages that he suspects are coming from supporters of Congressman Lester Reyna.

Guatemala

IAPA applauds reopening of murder probe

Jorge Carpio Nicolle, publisher of the newspaper "El Gráfico", was murdered on July 3, 1993.

Guatemala

Three journalists receive death threats after photographing criminals' arrest

The threats were issued after the journalists photographed National Police officers arresting two alleged extortionists who had killed a businessman.

Guatemala

APG expresses concern over president's comments against the media

The president criticised the press for its coverage of the construction of the Franja Transversal del Norte highway.

Guatemala

Drug traffickers on lookout for journalists in Huehuetenango

Drug traffickers are on the look out for correspondents from several newspapers after they covered a crime story in the municipality of La Democracia, Huehuetenango.

Guatemala

Two journalists receive death threats in Petén

Two journalists have received death threats, apparently for their coverage of an attack on the governor of Petén.

Guatemala

President of Alta Verapaz journalists' association targeted in bomb attack

Unidentified individuals left cans of gasoline and detonated homemade bombs in a journalist's home.

Guatemala

ARTICLE 19 calls on President to annul resolution which violates Access to Public Information Law

ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the publication of a recent resolution by President Álvaro Colom that classifies as confidential files related to the communications of the Presidency.

Guatemala

Publisher sentenced to one year in prison

WiPC protests the one-year prison sentence and fine handed down to publisher Raúl Figueroa-Sarti for alleged copyright infringement.

Guatemala

TV reporter shot dead in eastern Guatemala

An unidentified gunman shot and killed Guatemalan television reporter Marco Antonio Estrada in the eastern city of Chiquimula.

Guatemala

Journalist threatened; another assaulted by leaders of teachers' union

José Fredy López, CERIGUA's correspondent in the department of Izabal, was threatened by the president of the Andes Development Association. In a separate incident, teachers assaulted a photojournalist for the daily "Prensa Libre".

Guatemala

Two suspects detained in murder of journalist Rolando Santis

Rolfi Antonio López, 20, and Estuardo Pirir, 19, are being held as suspects in the 1 April 2009 murder of Rolando Santis, a journalist employed by privately-owned TV station Telecentro.

Guatemala

Television reporter Rolando Santiz murdered, photographer Juan Antonio de León Villatoro wounded

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - Television reporter Rolando Santiz de León, of the Canal 13 news programme "Telecentro Trece", was killed and his cameraman, Juan Antonio de León Villatoro, was shot three times by unidentified individuals on 1 April 2009 as they were returning from covering a story.

Guatemala

Wife of special prosecutor for human rights kidnapped, tortured following publication of report on human rights abuses

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release:

Guatemala

Director of CERIGUA warns of possible actions against the organisation

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - CERIGUA's director, Ileana Alamilla, has warned of several incidents that the organisation has taken note of that could be part of a plan to undermine freedom of expression.

Guatemala

Mayor incites citizens to assault journalists; journalist and camera operator forcibly removed from event celebrating opening of municipal stadium

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - Three journalists were assaulted by residents of the municipality of Malacatancito, Huehuetenango, when they attempted to take photographs of an alleged criminal who was being handed over to the authorities by the municipality's mayor, Irene Hidalgo.

Guatemala

"elPeriódico" newspaper calls for investigation into government censorship of the press via discriminatory allocation of government advertising

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - The following is an abbreviated translation of a 16 February 2009 CERIGUA alert:

Guatemala / Argentina

Court orders Argentine government to provide state advertising contracts to "Perfil" newspaper; Guatemalan government suspends all state advertising in print media

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 12 February 2009 IAPA press release:

Guatemala

Government offers letter of regret to family of journalist murdered nearly 30 years ago

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 15 January 2009 IAPA press release:

Guatemala

Human rights activist's house attacked by armed men

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - On 30 October 2008 at 8:00 p.m. (local time), several heavily armed men in an unidentified vehicle fired more than 50 bullets of various calibers at the home of Arturo Albizures, a member of Asociación COMUNICARTE, in the Salud Pública neighbourhood of Guatemala City's Zone 17.

Guatemala

Graphic artist at daily "El Periódico" killed in crossbow attack

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced its horror at the murder of graphic artist Abel Giron Morales, aged 29, of the privately-owned national daily "El Periódico". Giron died after being hit in the chest by an arrow fired from a crossbow.

Guatemala

Journalist who was granted police protection threatened near his home

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF today voiced its alarm after investigative journalist and press freedom activist José Pelicó received a death threat from submachine gun-toting individuals near his home. Pelicó is supposed to be receiving police protection.

Guatemala

Congress passes access to information law

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 24 September 2008 IAPA press release:

Guatemala

Journalist for "elPeriódico" newspaper followed, threatened; director of same newspaper assaulted, abducted for over ten hours

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - On 21 August 2008, two journalists from the newspaper "elPeriódico" were the victims of serious acts of aggression that violate press freedom. The newspaper's president, José Rubén Zamora, was kidnapped for over 10 hours, and young investigative journalist Óscar Ixmatul was followed and threatened by unidentified individuals. Although initially it was not clear if Zamora's kidnapping was connected to his work, given the act of aggression against Ixmatul so soon after Zamora's kidnapping, both incidents are believed to be attempts to silence the two journalists and "elPeriódico".

Guatemala

APG urges Congress to pass Access to Information Law

(APG/IFEX) - The following is an abridged version of a 17 July 2008 APG press release:

Guatemala

Radio journalist's home fired upon in Cobán

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - On the morning of 27 July 2008, unidentified individuals shot at the entrance to journalist Edin Rodelmiro Maaz Bol's house in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. Cobán is located 15 kilometres north of the capital, Guatemala City.

Guatemala

Suchitepéquez-based radio journalist receives death threats, dismissed from television programme following pressure from municipality

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - On 18 and 19 July 2008, Óscar Perdomo, a correspondent for Emisoras Unidas radio station in the department of Suchitepéquez, 158 kilometres from Guatemala City, the capital, received three anonymous messages, warning him that he would be killed if he did not stop reporting on the Mazatenango municipal administration.

Guatemala

"Prensa Libre" correspondent in Suchitepéquez threatened with murder by ex-governor

(CERIGUA/IFEX) - Journalist Danilo López, "Prensa Libre" newspaper's correspondent in the department of Suchitepéquez in southwestern Guatemala, 158 kilometres from Guatemala City, the capital, has recently been threatened with murder by the department's ex-governor, Leonor Toledo, who warned him to stop publishing information about her administration.

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