Guatemalan newspaper El Periódico, based by José Rubén Zamora, closes

Touch upon this storyComment El Periódico, a crusading newspaper that uncovered corruption within the Guatemalan authorities and different establishments, ceased publication on Monday, the most recent sufferer of an escalating wave of repression towards impartial journalism in Central America. In a closing version Monday, the 27-year-old newspaper stated it had taken the “bitter and unhappy … Read more

Guatemala’s El Periodico newspaper to close down amid founder’s prosecution

A Guatemalan newspaper identified for hard-hitting investigations of presidency corruption and whose founder is presently on trial, has introduced that it’ll shut down BySONIA PÉREZ D. Related Press GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan newspaper identified for hard-hitting investigations of presidency corruption and whose founder is presently on trial, introduced Friday that it’ll shut down. El … Read more