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• ‘Together we move forward’ – La Puya

  By kevodell on June 18, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Peace Brigades International has recently published a report, “I Think, Therefore I Resist”, which describes grassroots experiences of alternative protection and promotion of human rights in the context of large-scale economic investment. The report provides recommendations to the international community… Read More ›

• Appeals Court Upholds Suspension of Ríos Montt Genocide Trial

  By kevodell on June 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “The retrial trial against former head of state General José Efraín Ríos Montt and his former chief of intelligence (“G2”) General Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity against the Maya Ixil population has been definitively… Read More ›

• When we were Young / There was a War

  By kevodell on April 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The website, “When we were Young / There was a War”, is an immersive bilingual documentary website that enlightens and engages viewers as they learn about the armed conflicts and their aftermaths in Guatemala and El Salvador. It includes poignant… Read More ›

• Justice Comes Slowly for Guatemala’s Maya Achí

  By kevodell on March 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  In 1982, over 400 Maya Achí men, women, and children were murdered for opposing a hydroelectric dam under construction on the Chixoy River. The next year, the completed Chixoy dam flooded more than 30 Maya Achí communities. In 2014, the… Read More ›

• International Women’s Day – the struggle goes on

  By kevodell on March 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  For International Women’s Day, Plaza Pública had a short photo-piece from Simone Dalmasso which had some lovely photos. You can view them here.

• Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm

  By kevodell on March 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Walter Manfredo Méndez Barrios. Photo courtesy of Defensores de la Naturaleza (Mongabay website) The violent death of an environmental activist and community leader in northern Guatemala two days ago has sparked consternation and concern among communities and organizations working in… Read More ›

• Amatitlán and the ‘Magic Solution’ of salty water

  By kevodell on March 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  A Guatemalan court has ordered that the former vice president, Roxanna Baldetti, be investigated for alleged corruption linked to the “magic solution” which she promised would clean up a polluted lake. The mysterious chemical, bought for millions of dollars from… Read More ›

• ‘La Puyita’ – La Puya goes to the Capital

  By kevodell on March 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  “La Puyita” -‘Sorry for the inconvenience, we are fighting for the water of this and future generations – no to mining…’ The Comunidades en Resistencia at La Puya, have recently opened up a second point of resistance by taking their… Read More ›

• Guatemalan Feminist Rapper Tearing Down Walls

  By kevodell on March 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Rebeca Lane | Photo: Cynthia Vance / Courtesy Rebeca Lane Guatemalan Feminist Rapper Tearing Down Walls By: Heather Gies for TeleSUR Rebeca Lane is a feminist rapper, poet, artist and activist based in Guatemala City whose art and resistance as… Read More ›

• Sepur Zarco: ‘I am here seeking justice’

  By kevodell on March 8, 2016 • ( 2 )

  There is really nothing to add here. From Plaza Pública.