Evil lasts an hour, but truth lasts until the end of time.
– Arabic Proverb

Latin America & the Caribbean

Guatemala

   

{This graph represents scores that have been modified by CIMA so that higher scores indicate a better media situation. It is intended to show trends over time; each index measures significantly different factors of press freedom. To see an explanation for how this graph was created, click here.}
 

Freedom House Score: 59 (Partly Free) [Freedom House Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to 100}  

 

RSF Score: 20.25 [RSF Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to ~120}  


Reporters Without Borders Description:

Five journalists have been murdered since 2007. The family of Hugo Arce, of the monthly magazine ¿Y Qué?, who was found dead in a Guatemala City hotel room in early 2008, denies he killed himself. Beatings, kidnappings and murders of journalists are part of one of the continent’s highest violent crime rates.

The media dares not look too closely at official corruption or investigate matters linked to the 1960-96 civil war. Police protection offered to some journalists is not always reliable and journalist and press freedom activist José Pélico, of the NGO Cerigua, was threatened by gunmen near his home in October 2008 despite having a police escort. A new law on better access to public information took effect on 21 April 2009.

Read more on RSF’s site…

 

 

Committee to Protect Journalists Description: [What is the Committee to Protect Journalists?]

Visit CPJ’s Site for Recent Developments in this Country

 

IFEX News: [What is IFEX?]

Visit IFEX’s Site for Recent News on Media in this Country