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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora

Jun. 25, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked a judge's order to give house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, known for railing against corruption in the Central American country. The reporter has been in prison for two years, something that has...

Jailed Guatemalan journalist to AP: 'I can defend myself, because I am innocent'

May. 21, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — José Rubén Zamora has spent nearly two years locked in a dark 16- by 13-foot cell in a Guatemalan prison, allowed only one hour a day in the sunlight. The journalist’s money laundering conviction was tossed out, and last week a judge finally ordered his...