In Guatemala, prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora has been transferred from prison to house arrest after serving two years of his six-year sentence behind bars. Zamora is the founder of El Periódico, which was known for its investigative reporting on corruption. He was convicted in 2022 on money laundering charges as part of then-President Alejandro Giammattei’s crackdown on the press and dissent. Zamora spoke to reporters and supporters as he left a Guatemala City prison Saturday.

José Rubén Zamora: “And I think they’re going to try to lock me up again. And I want you to be certain that it may be that they are bluffing or it may be true. And if they are going to bring me back, I will wait for them at my house again, and I will come back here. I think that kind of actions are affecting them, not me.”

Click here to see our past coverage of this case and our interview with Zamora’s son.