“Miraculously,” writes Westcott, “he’ll now be able to accept the award in person. Gvaramia, who was released on June 22, is one of four recipients of CPJ’s 2023 International Press Freedom Awards. Less than two weeks before jailed Georgian journalist Nika Gvaramia was freed by presidential pardon, CPJ’s Lucy Westcott and Kerry Paterson joined his wife Sofia Liluashvili at a press conference outside the prison where he’d spent more than a year behind bars. In Georgia, poetry, a prison visit, and a pardon for Nika Gvaramia (AP Photo)Ī new law in Uganda punishes same sex relationships and anyone convicted of printing, broadcasting, or distributing material “promoting or encouraging homosexuality” could be imprisoned for 20 years.įree speech advocates told CPJ that they worry that the law will be used to as a pretext to penalize news outlets, and that it has made sources scared to go on record at a time when evictions and beatings against LGBTQ+ individuals are on the rise. Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law poses media risks A gay Ugandan man covers himself with a pride flag as he poses for a photograph in Uganda in March 2023. CPJ calls for Guatemala to halt investigation into elPeriódico journalists.‘To persecute any critical voice’: Jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora’s son on his father’s arrest.On May 15, 2023, elPeriódico, known for its reporting on alleged official corruption, shut down all publication. His incarceration has been widely criticized as retaliation for his work. He was held in pretrial detention for nearly a year before being convicted of money laundering and sentenced to six years in prison on June 14, 2023. Zamora, founder of the independent investigative newspaper elPeriódico, was arrested on July 29, 2022, at his home in Guatemala City. On Wednesday, CPJ held a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora’s imprisonment and issued a joint statement with 13 other organizations calling for his immediate release.Īt the press conference, speakers including Zamora’s son, José Carlos Zamora, and exiled Guatemalan journalist Bertha Michelle Mendoza discussed Zamora’s case, his well-being behind bars, and the growing challenges faced by journalists in Guatemala in recent years. I’m Tomi Lahren and you watch my show “Tomi Lahren is Fearless” at Outkick.Handcuffed Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora is seen at the Palace of Justice in Guatemala City on June 14, 2023. Yes, they want you to believe a story about child trafficking is linked to a “conspiracy theory.” So naturally, the Left has found a way to malign it by labeling the film a “QAnon” thriller even though it’s based on the work of Tim Ballard and his child rescue nonprofit “Operation Underground Railroad,” which has been saving children from sex trafficking since way before this whole “QAnon” thing ever came about. Not only is the film faith-based, not only does it shine a light on child trafficking and exploitation, but it also defeated “Indiana Jones” at the box office over the Fourth of July. This time over the box office success of the faith-based thriller “The Sound of Freedom” Freedom 93.7 is Denver’s only station for Real News and Real Talk. Newscasts are available from around the world. Obtain a fresh perspective on events that impact you. The Left is all up in arms over the breakthrough film, “The Sound of Freedom,” which isn’t at all surprising given it’s about exposing child exploitation, and freedom, two things they aren’t super into. Listen to live and pre-recorded newscasts from the world's largest media organizations.
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