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Spotlight: Guatemala Impunity Attacks

For Cerigua, fight continues for a program to protect journalists in Guatemala

21 March 2018
RIDH/Panorama

After a review of Guatemala by the Human Rights Committee, Panorama spoke with representatives of IFEX and Cerigua to assess this State's appearance before the UN body.

Guatemala Gender

Ileana Alamilla: An activist whose work will forever be a part of Guatemalan history

Ileana Alamilla, the executive director of IFEX member Cerigua, was a renowned freedom of expression, press freedom and communications strategy expert, as well as a tireless women's rights activist.

‎ ‎19 January 2018

Guatemala Free Expression & the Law

Guatemalan journalist Jerson Xitumul Morales imprisoned after covering protests

Local officials and mining company employees had harassed journalist Jerson Xitumul Morales since May for his coverage of a fishermen guild's protests against a mining company. The fishermen blame the company for environmental damage around the area's Lake Izabal.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎20 November 2017

Corruption, killings and impunity: A message for Guatemalan authorities

IFEX-ALC condemns alarming levels of government corruption, censorship and inaction amidst journalist killings in Guatemala.

‎ IFEX América Latina y el Caribe‎24 October 2017

Latest from Guatemala

Urgent need to protect journalists brought to attention of IACHR during visit to Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Impunity Attacks Censorship 1 August 2017
Attorney general announces strengthening of Unit for Crimes against Journalists

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Attacks 7 November 2016
Norma Cruz: Fighting for justice where impunity is the norm

‎ IFEX

Guatemala Impunity Gender 21 October 2016
Guatemala moves to protect disaster survivors, but will it be at the expense of free expression?

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala 23 September 2016
Camera operator and community leader killed in Jalapa, Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Attacks 6 September 2016
Daughter of murdered Guatemala journalist shot dead

‎ International Press Institute

Guatemala Impunity Attacks 5 August 2016
IFEX-ALC expresses deep concern over increase in violence against journalists in Guatemala

‎ IFEX América Latina y el Caribe

Guatemala 8 July 2016
Radio journalist murdered in Guatemala had spoken out on local issues

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Guatemala Attacks 28 June 2016
Guatemalan paper's future threatened by recent robbery

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala 15 December 2015
What is the purpose of Guatemala's anti media terrorism foundation?

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala 2 April 2015
Officials in Guatemala prevent indigenous radio station from reopening

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala Access to Information Censorship 31 March 2015
Danger on the rise: Three journalists killed in one week in Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Attacks 16 March 2015
Guatemala's president must implement a clear policy on protecting journalists

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala 28 November 2014
Guatemalan journalists attacked after their paper accuses government of spying

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala Attacks 25 September 2014
Guatemalan police close two community radio stations

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala 3 July 2014
TV journalist accused of attacking police in Guatemala

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala Free Expression & the Law 9 May 2014
Shooting attack on local Guatemalan TV news anchor

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala Attacks 26 February 2014
Mission to Guatemala will investigate senior officials' complaints with editor

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala 14 January 2014
Court order in Guatemala bans journalist from approaching vice president

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala Censorship 3 January 2014
Guatemalan editor gets death threats just before the Day of the Journalist

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Attacks 29 November 2013
Bodyguard for TV channel owner shot on the job in Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala 24 October 2013
Security for Guatemalan editor reduced after paper alleges government corruption

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala 20 August 2013
Wave of violence continues with a fourth journalist killed in Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA

Guatemala Impunity 20 August 2013
IAPA condemns murder of music radio journalist in Guatemala

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala Attacks 7 August 2013
Guatemalan paper suffers government harassment

‎ Inter American Press Association

Guatemala Attacks 10 April 2013
Media owner killed in Guatemala

‎ Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA, Reporters Without Borders

Guatemala Attacks 9 April 2013

At a glance

Guatemala

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Alternative Report on the Situation of Freedom of the Press and Violence against Journalists in Guatemala

In view of the examination of Guatemala before the Human Rights Committee in March 2018, the Centre for Informative Reports on Guatemala (CERIGUA), with the support of IFEX and the International Network for Human Rights (RIDH), produced an alternative report on the aforementioned issues covering the time- period between 2012 and February 2018, the month in which this report was completed.

Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA, IFEX 12 March 2018
Freedom of the Press 2016: Guatemala

A major corruption inquiry, aided by the work of local investigative journalists, led to the arrests and resignations of dozens of prominent officials during the year.

Freedom House 23 April 2016
Freedom of the Press 2015: Guatemala

Ranked 133rd in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015