A Judge Has Ordered the Release of Jailed Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora
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A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration.
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- A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration.
- Zamora, the 69-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper,…
- A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora.
- The Court of Appeal confirmed the measure of house arrest and impediments to the departure from the country for the former Vice-President of the Republic,
Perspective Summary
- Committee to Protect Journalists: The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end ...
- Devdiscourse: * He was arrested in July 2022 on two charges of alleged money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice. * In 2024 he was released on house arrest, but five months later a court ordered his arrest again due to procedural issues and separate cases ...
- Temple Daily Telegram: A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration. Zamora, the 69-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper,…
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- A Judge Has Ordered the Release of Jailed Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora
- Feb 13, 2026, 11:31 AM
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Zamora was arrested in July 2022, just days after publishing strong criticisms of corruption in Giammattei's environment
Zamora was arrested in July 2022, just days after publishing strong criticisms of corruption in Giammattei's environment.
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Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín regained his freedom this Thursday night, after a criminal judge ordered his release from pretrial detention in one of the criminal proceedings he was facing from the Mariscal Zavala military prison
Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín regained his freedom this Thursday night, after a criminal judge ordered his release from pretrial detention in one of the criminal proceedings he was facing from the Mariscal Zavala military prison.Initiall...
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The editor of the Journal, 69 years old and imprisoned since 2022, denounced that he has experienced “a situation of torture” and “psychological repression” A Guatemalan judge granted on Thursday (12
The editor of the Journal, 69 years old and imprisoned since 2022, denounced that he has experienced “a situation of torture” and “psychological repression” A Guatemalan judge granted on Thursday (12.02.2026) house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, pr...
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Journalist and publisher José Rubén Zamora, who was imprisoned in 2022 after his newspaper published a series of articles on corruption cases involving former Guatemalan President Alejandro Yamatei, was released on Thursday and placed under house arrest, bu
Journalist and publisher José Rubén Zamora, who was imprisoned in 2022 after his newspaper published a series of articles on corruption cases involving former Guatemalan President Alejandro Yamatei, was released on Thursday and placed under house arrest, bu...
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The renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, former editor of the newspaper ElPeriodic, will leave jail for the second time this Friday after a judge granted him the benefit of house arrest during a court hearing in Guatemala City
The renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, former editor of the newspaper ElPeriodic, will leave jail for the second time this Friday after a judge granted him the benefit of house arrest during a court hearing in Guatemala City. Continue reading
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The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end ...
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A Guatemalan criminal judge granted house arrest on Thursday for one of the three cases facing renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, who has been imprisoned for almost four years and who is awaiting a resolution of another case against him
A Guatemalan criminal judge granted house arrest on Thursday for one of the three cases facing renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, who has been imprisoned for almost four years and who is awaiting a resolution of another case against him. The e...
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A Guatemalan criminal judge granted house arrest for one of three cases facing renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín
A Guatemalan criminal judge granted house arrest for one of three cases facing renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín.
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* He was arrested in July 2022 on two charges of alleged money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice
* He was arrested in July 2022 on two charges of alleged money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice. * In 2024 he was released on house arrest, but five months later a court ordered his arrest again due to procedural issues and separate cases ...
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A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration
A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail
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A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration
A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration.
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A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration
A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration. Zamora, the 69-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper,…
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A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration
A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration.
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A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora
A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora.
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A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora
A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora.
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The Court of Appeal confirmed the measure of house arrest and impediments to the departure from the country for the former Vice-President of the Republic,
The Court of Appeal confirmed the measure of house arrest and impediments to the departure from the country for the former Vice-President of the Republic,
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A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in
A judge has ordered that Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora be returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in...
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A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora
A judge has ordered the release of jailed Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora.
