Guatemalan journalist Nelton Rivera targeted by smear, threat campaign - Committee to Protect Journalists

Guatemalan journalist Nelton Rivera targeted by smear, threat campaign - Committee to Protect Journalists

Mexico City, April 8, 2025—Guatemalan authorities must investigate and stop the coordinated online smear campaign against journalist Nelton Rivera and ensure that he and his colleagues at Prensa Comunitaria and Ruda can report freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Since February, social media accounts known in Guatemala as “net centers” have targeted Rivera, co-director of the news agency Km. 169, which publishes …