Guatemala’s Historical Archive of the National Police
“Somehow in this part of the world, we’ve come to this point of turning our backs on human rights justice and the rule of law in ways that are terribly troubling”
View ArticleA growing student occupation in Guatemala
A student occupation opposing the “safe third country” agreement in Guatemala has transformed into a national movement for access to higher education
View ArticleGuatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats
This month a peaceful resistance movement marks eight years of struggle against a gold mining project that threatens scarce water supplies.
View ArticleWhen Police Repression is Not Enough
A U.S. Corporation is Suing Guatemala to Crush Local Mining Opposition
View ArticleGuatemalan and Mexican governments use pandemic to turn back refugee caravan
“People who are fleeing crime and searching for a better future shouldn’t be treated like this”. “But there is something that we have, as migrants. We don’t give up, we do everything to achieve our...
View ArticleThere is rage on the streets of Guatemala
For the past several days, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Guatemala against the corruption of the political elites
View ArticleDianna Ortiz, Survivor and Witness of the Guatemalan Genocide (1958-2021)
The American nun became an important voice against torture around the world and U.S. involvement in the Guatemalan conflict
View ArticleIn Guatemala, Harris Should Address U.S. Policies That Put Corporations Over...
As the Vice President seeks to remedy root causes of migration, she should vow to dismantle neoliberal rules that have been devastating for rural and Indigenous peoples
View ArticleGuatemalan Communities Turn Out for Indigenous-Led Nationwide Shutdown
Guatemala’s attorney general fired a top prosecutor of corruption last week. Now, Indigenous peoples and social movements are calling for both her and the president to resign
View ArticleGeneral Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic
Major highways were blocked for hours as protesters marched through Guatemala City and in rural communities denouncing corruption, a worsening economic crisis and the government’s catastrophic...
View ArticleThe Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine
A trove of internal documents related to Solway Investment Group’s Fenix mine reveals bribery, pollution, and troubling efforts to repress dissent
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Guatemala’s Attacks on Press Have Reached New Heights
In the late afternoon of July 29, Guatemalan National Police raided the home and office of the founder of one of Guatemala’s daily newspapers under orders from the country’s public prosecutor’s office....
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The Other Americans: Central American Anti-Corruption Activists are Facing...
Three activists are facing criminal charges for allegedly painting graffiti on the walls of the Guatemalan congressional building during protests on November 21, 2020. But the case against these...
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Indigenous women in Guatamala are defending weavings from cultural appropriation
The vibrant colors of the Indigenous weavings from Guatemala that appear on the traditional blouses known as huipiles, skirts and other items hold a deep symbolic meaning for communities across the...
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A Mining Lawsuit in Guatemala Shows How Trade Courts Put Locals Last
A Nevada-based mining firm is suing Guatemala for more than $400 million, the first suit of its kind for the impoverished Central American country. The company complains that the Guatemalan government...
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‘They Are Afraid of the People’: Guatemala Tribunal Bars Leftist Presidential...
Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal ruled earlier this week that a leftist presidential ticket headed by Indigenous human rights defender Thelma Cabrera should be barred from the June ballot,...
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Mayan Leader Thelma Cabrera Runs for Guatemala’s Presidency
“I consider myself a defender of Mother Earth,” explains Thelma Cabrera, a Maya-Mam peasant leader whose bid for president –at the head of the Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (MLP)– was...
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Meet the Indigenous Women Taking on Corruption in Guatemala’s Elections
Guatemala’s upcoming general election on 25 June is a transformative moment for the country as Indigenous women activists seek to break into the political arena, in an attempt to promote women’s...
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Guatemala’s Progressive Left Did Very Well in Recent Elections
In the June 25 Guatemalan presidential election, Bernardo Arévalo shocked the country by winning 11.8 percent of the vote, according to Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The success of...
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Bernardo Arévalo Victory Is a Turning Point for Guatemala
Progressive social democrat César Bernardo Arévalo de León of the Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement Party) won the runoff election for Guatemala’s presidency on August 20, a surprising result that few...
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How Conservative Stronghold Guatemala Elected a Progressive President
The victory on Sunday of progressive politician Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala’s presidential runoff suggests that voters’ primary concerns are corruption and poverty – rather than conservatives’...
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The Promise of Spring
On the evening of August 20, election day for Guatemala’s second round of presidential voting, Alba Noe Muñoz’s family was afraid she would have a heart attack. The 90-year-old, mostly blind matriarch...
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Protests in Guatemala Shut Down the Country for More Than a Week
The crumbling, pothole-filled highways and roads across Guatemala have been shut down, blocked, and barricaded by protesters for more than a week . These protests in defense of democracy and against...
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An Uprising for Democracy in Guatemala
The kitchen tent was bustling with activity as volunteers prepared tortillas, scrambled eggs, doled out portions of beans and cheese, and poured coffee. It was just before eight in the morning at the...
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The Pedagogy of Communal Politics in Guatemala
A communal mobilization of national scope has brought everyday impunity and extractivism in Guatemala to a halt and revealed the vulnerability of the entire political and social structure. This...
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Communal Strategy Drives Indigenous-led Uprising in Guatemala
Over the past 10 weeks, the communal political system in Guatemala has turned party politics on its head. An energetic Indigenous rebellion has shaken the government to its core by mounting a challenge...
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‘The Coup, For Now, Is Over’: Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemala’s President
Anti-corruption activist Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala’s president early Monday after months of fierce opposition from the Central American nation’s right-wing political establishment,...
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Indigenous Leaders Saved Guatemala’s Fragile Democracy
Guatemala City’s Central Plaza was a sea of cautious optimism on Jan. 14. But just up the street, a march organized by Indigenous leaders set out to walk towards the plaza as part of the commemoration...
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After Months of Protests, Will Democracy Prevail in Guatemala?
Do you think I’ll be able to take a collectivo to Guatemala City tomorrow?’ I ask Esau Rosa, a humanitarian worker from San Salvador. Rosa shrugs his shoulders and pulls out his phone. ‘A friend from...
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How Israel Facilitated the Guatemalan Genocide
It was on the streets of Guatemala City in 1987 that I began awakening to Israel’s partnership with the United States in facilitating genocide. Today we are “seeing genocide” — a decades-long...
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