# Guatemala

Government actions against journalists in Guatemala

[RSF 2026 rank: 128th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Guatemala is in Central America, North America. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Guatemala, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=GT&tactic=detention_and_violence), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/detention_and_violence

## Heads of government at the time

- [Alejandro Giammattei: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alejandro-giammattei)

## Incidents by year

### 2023

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 14, 2023 | [Guatemala convicts investigative journalist Jose Ruben Zamora on money-laundering charge](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-guatemala-convicts-zamora-money-laundering) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Eliminate | [Alejandro Giammattei](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alejandro-giammattei) | Ongoing |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/gt.

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