Anastasia Mejia
THE Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) has demanded the immediate release of an indigenous reporter jailed in Guatemala last month after reporting on protests against government corruption.
Anastasia Mejia was arrested on September 22 and charged with sedition, aggravated attack, arson and aggravated robbery following a broadcast for the Xol Abaj radio station from the central square of the town of Joyabaj in August.
Ms Mejia was covering a protest organised by local small-business owners and residents angered over the squandering of public resources by the government of Alejandro Giammattei, who came to power in January.
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