Guatemalan authorities launch a comprehensive investigation into the deaths of journalists Hugo Gutiérrez and Edin Alonso to determine whether they were murdered because of their profession and to prosecute those responsible.
Murders Of Guatemalan Journalists: Third and Fourth Guatemalan Journalists Killed in 2023
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Murders Of Guatemalan Journalists
In a report from Committee to protect Journalists, they were ambushed as they were on their way home after covering on the murder of a local woman.
A Retalhuleu journalist who spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity stated that Alonso and Gutiérrez had told their coworkers they had received threats but hadn’t made any official reports.
News circulating stated that the murders of Guatemalan journalists could have been attributed to their profession However, the fact that they worked and resided in a high-crime neighborhood since Guatemala has the worst murder rates in all of Latin America cannot be denied as well.
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Murders Of Guatemalan Journalists: Third and Fourth Guatemalan Journalists Killed in 2023
The incident was said to be the This is the third and fourth murders of a Guatemalan journalist and the 14th and 15th murder of a journalist in Latin America in 2023 as reported in PRN News wire.
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