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Edgar Calderon

Journalist Says His Detention Removed Guatemala's 'Mask Of Democracy'

Journalist Jose Ruben Zamora speaks during an interview with AFP at his home in Guatemala City (Credit: AFP)

A prominent Guatemalan journalist and corruption critic, declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, says that his time in prison allowed him to strip away his country's "mask of democracy."

Jose Ruben Zamora was arrested in July 2022 after his now-shuttered newspaper reported on graft allegations involving the government of former right-wing president Alejandro Giammattei.

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