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An image of the Facebook news site Despertar Occidental. Guatemalan community journalist Ismael Alonzo González, who worked for the publication for three years, was shot by unidentified assailants on March 21, 2025. (Screenshot: CPJ/Facebook)

Community journalist in Guatemala shot to death by unidentified assailants

Mexico City, April 15, 2025—Guatemalan authorities must investigate the killing of community journalist Ismael Alonzo González, determine whether he was targeted for his work, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. On Friday, March 21, Alonzo was outside his home in the western city of Quetzaltenango when two unidentified…

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