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UIN 190038
Guatemala: Press Freedom
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19 June 2023
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22 June 2023 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Guatemalan counterpart on (a) the sentencing of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of El Periódico newspaper, and (b) media freedoms in that
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19 June 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Guatemalan counterpart on (a) the sentencing of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of El Periódico newspaper, and (b) media freedoms in that
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22 June 2023
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Last week's 6-year sentence of journalist José Rubén Zamora is an afront to independent journalism in Guatemala. Responsible journalism and a free press play key roles in a healthy democracy. During my visit to Guatemala in April, I [Minister Rutley] spok...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-19/190038
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1645650
- uk · wq-1645650 · source updated 22 June 2023