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Indigenous Guatemalans Keep Up Protests Against Attorney General

Guatemalan indigenous leaders announced on Thursday that they will maintain roadblocks to demand the resignation of the attorney general, whom they accuse of persecution...

Resignation rumors of Guatemala’s Pérez Molina grow after fourth week of protests

A persistent drizzle turned into a downpour by the end of the afternoon but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands of Guatemalans who took to the streets on Saturday to demand the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina.

Guatemala’s Elite: Wealth, Power, and Corruption

Bernardo Arévalo never had his inauguration as president of Guatemala secured this Sunday. For months, he faced a judicial onslaught attributed to the country's...

Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Out Of Prison After 8 Years

Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez (2012-2015) was released on conditional bail after eight years in prison after paying bail for two convicting sentences for...

Guatemalan Newspaper Founder’s Legal Triumph Amidst Controversy

A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday overturned a six-year prison sentence handed down in June to the founder of one of the country's top...

Indigenous Groups in Guatemala Block Highways to Protest Attorney General

Groups of Indigenous protesters blocked highway sections in Guatemala on Monday to demand the resignation of the Attorney General accused of fabricating an alleged...

Arevalo Wins Big in Guatemala Presidential Election as Voters Reject Corruption, Old Order

Social democrat Bernardo Arevalo swept to victory in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message firing up weary voters. The 64-year-old sociologist is...

State of emergency for Guatemalan town battling nickel mine

Guatemala has decreed a state of emergency in El Estor, an eastern town of mainly indigenous people in conflict with a Swiss-owned nickel mine...

Guatemala declares state of emergency over Delta Covid surge

Guatemala has declared a new state of emergency and will impose an overnight curfew from Sunday to contain a surge in Covid infections due...

Latin American leaders repressed protests in 2019, according to AI

Amnesty International recognized that Latin American governments had adopted aggressive positions regarding migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

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Woman’s Rights Activist Found Dead in El Salvador

A woman's rights activist who had been missing since last week in El Salvador was found dead in a sugarcane field with signs of...

Costa Rican Specialists Protest for Better Working Conditions and Salaries

A group of specialists from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) are set to start protesting on April 1, demanding improvements in their...

Parenting in Costa Rica: Where Two Kids Equal One Trillion Ants

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Miami Open 2024: Sinner and Medvedev Set to Clash in Semifinal Rematch

The Miami Open 2024 is heating up as the tournament reaches its climactic stages, with a highly anticipated semifinal match between world number three...

El Salvador’s Two-Year War on Gangs: Security Gains at What Cost?

Two years after declaring war on street gangs, President Nayib Bukele now hails El Salvador as the "safest" country on the continent, but critics...
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