Guatemala: CFWIJ welcomes the acquittal of Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz, justice arrived after a year of a house arrest
/The court dismissed the charges of sedition against the indigenous journalist Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz.
Read MoreThe court dismissed the charges of sedition against the indigenous journalist Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz.
Read MoreAnastasia Mejia, a radio journalist from Joybaj, Guatemala, won the 2021 Press Freedom Award.
Read MoreThe Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) and Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) launched a petition calling upon Guatemalan authorities to drop the charges against Anastasia Mejía.
Read MoreXol Abaj radio reporter and indigenous rights activist Anastasia Mejia was arrested with charges of “sedition”, “aggravated attack”, and “arson”.
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