Rubén Zamora in EL PAÍS English

The journalist and former director of 'El Periódico' – a daily newspaper that ceased to be published in 2023 – during an interview at his home in Guatemala City, on October 31, 2024.

The former director of ‘El Periódico’ speaks with EL PAÍS, after being released from the military penitentiary where he spent 813 days. ‘I feel very happy, as if I’ve been reborn,’ he says

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José Rubén Zamora, the fourth estate imprisoned in Guatemala: ‘I won’t give up’

Lorena Arroyo|Guatemala|Feb 19, 2024 - 18:45 CET

EL PAÍS entered the Mariscal Zavala military prison where the journalist has been jailed for the last 18 months. The international community hopes he will be released under the Bernardo Arévalo administration, but he remains calm: ‘I’m ready to spend three months or 100 years here’

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José Rubén Zamora: ‘My two years in prison explain Guatemala better than my 30 years in the press’

José Rubén Zamora, the fourth estate imprisoned in Guatemala: ‘I won’t give up’

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