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• Police Repress Protests

  By kevodell on November 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  This weekend’s Guardian Weekly published a photo of the fire in the Congress building from last weekend, but without any context. It’s the now, ‘well-known’, photo with the protester in front, arms raised – typical, lazy ‘western’ corporate journalism. The… Read More ›

• Guatemalans rise to demand justice

  By kevodell on November 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Thousands of people took to the streets on November 21st, in Guatemala, to demonstrate against the corruption and greed of the members of Congress who, amongst other things, wished to increase their meals’ allowance at the expense of child malnutrition… Read More ›

• Hurricanes continue to batter Guatemala. Poverty (and poor government planning) are making things worse.

  By kevodell on November 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  With little response from the government, “Only The People Save The People” has become the rallying cry. Jackie McVicar writes in America Magazine of the challenges facing the community of Chicoyou in the wake of Hurricane Eta, which struck Central… Read More ›

• Indigenous Guatemalans Face Epidemic of Evictions

  By kevodell on November 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Jeff Abbott writes in El Faro about the challenges facing Indigenous communities involved in disputes over land, especially in this time of pandemic. The makeshift houses made of black plastic and bamboo line the road cutting through the lush green… Read More ›

• Covid-19, Guatemalan immigration and deportations

  By kevodell on November 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Gio B’atz’ has written in Plaza Pública about the scale of deportations to Guatemala during the Covid-19 epidemic and the lies and deception being used to justified this profound abuse of human rights. Over four parts, the articles cover the… Read More ›

• Virtual Concert in Support of Victims of Hurricane Eta

  By kevodell on November 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Faced with the tragedy that confronts Guatemala, national and international artists, are uniting their voices, through an acoustic festival, to help those affected by hurricane Eta, in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The performers include Sara Curruchich, Rozalén, Ana… Read More ›

• Hurricane Eta and the importance of local responses

  By kevodell on November 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Hurricane Eta reached Central America earlier this month and caused significant damage across the region in terms of flooding, landslides and huge crop destruction. Sofía Menchú wrote in Reuters about the effects on the Guatemalan Mayan indigenous community of Chicuz,… Read More ›

• Indigenous Guatemalan Journalist Faces Charges after Reporting on Protest

  By kevodell on November 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Iñigo Alexander writes in the NACLA Report website. The arrest of Maya K’iche’ journalist Anastasia Mejía exposes the Central American country’s ongoing assault on press freedom. On 22nd September, Maya K’iche’ journalist, Anastasia Mejía was detained by the National Police… Read More ›

• Between a Volcano and a Pandemic

  By kevodell on October 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  In the Shadow of Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego, a Community Displaced by War Struggles to Survive. James Rodríguez writes in El Faro about the challenges facing the community of La Trinidad in the Department of Escuintla, which was affected by… Read More ›

• The Legacy of How Guatemala Destroyed its Own Anti-Corruption Crusade

  By kevodell on October 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  A few months ago, Insight Crime published an interview with Juan Francisco Sandoval, the head of FECI ( Fiscalía Especializada Contra la Impunidad – Special Prosecutor Against Impunity). The interview focuses on the continued machinations of those in power to… Read More ›