Guatemalan outlet, elPeriódico, harassed after critical reporting

[Judi Lynn]

2. It's a miracle the publisher of el Periódico is still there. That takes courage.

I hope the administration realizes many, MANY people will be watching carefully to keep track of what happens to this remaining voice willing to speak the TRUTH about Guatemala.

Beyond all doubt, you ARE the one who would know, Catherina, what is going on there.

"There is an unmistakable pattern of cyber-attacks on elPeriódico that are timed to the outlet's critical coverage of the administration," said Carlos Lauría, CPJ's senior program coordinator for the Americas. "We call on President Pérez Molina's government to get to the bottom of this malicious activity and put an end to it immediately."

Journalists in Guatemala have faced danger for coverage of official corruption, domestic security issues, and criminal groups in the past, according to CPJ research.

Completely sad. The criminals have been running the whole operation for so long. A new day still waits, and it will come.