“Veterans of Guatemala’s long civil war recover the secret archive of the National Police, pulling together the missing parts of the country’s past, and of their own. In July 2005, investigators from Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office stumbled upon a… Read More ›
Culture
‘La Puya’ and a Butterfly
‘La Puya’ and a Butterfly By Gabriela Carrera This was published on the El Salmón website. With thanks to Christina Hewitt for the translation. ‘La Puya’ is a tiny place in Guatemala, not too far from the capital. It is… Read More ›
A personal story of the “Disappeared” in Guatemala
The annual commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared takes place on August 30th and aims to draw attention to those people who have been imprisoned without their friends or relatives knowing where or why; also to highlight the work of… Read More ›
Alfonso Bauer Paiz (1918-2011)
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‘Drum of Stone’
The Air The air dances, spreads its wings and turns circles. The air is a large bird, which flies high high up in the sky; And so we only feel the draught of the wings. The Air The air… Read More ›
Francisco Goldman on WGBH
Here is an interesting and fascinating interview, by Maria Hinojosa, with Francisco Goldman on WGBH. He wrote several novels before his great non-fiction book, The Art of Political Murder, where he reconstructs and investigates the murder of Guatemalan’s human rights… Read More ›
Yo sí puedo
More than 65,000 Guatemalans have learned to read and write since 2007 with the help of the Cuban literacy programme ‘Yo sí puedo’ (Yes I Can), which has been used in at least 28 countries worldwide, including 13 in Latin… Read More ›
Víctor Leiva Murdered
It is with great sadness I report the murder of Víctor Leiva on the 2nd February. Shot with two bullets from a passing truck, Victor died in the hospital of San Juan de Dios that same night. A friend of… Read More ›
Maximón and the Worship of Saint Simon in Itzapa
If you have been to Guatemala, you may have visited one of the ‘holy’ sites in honour of Saint Simon, otherwise known as either Maximón or San Simón. James Rodríguez, of Mi Mundo, has left us with an interesting… Read More ›
Film event on the life of Monseñor Gerardi
We have just received notification of this free event next Tuesday at Amnesty International’s Human Rights Centre: Amnesty International and the Guatemalan Archdiocese’s Office of Human Rights (ODHAG) invite you to see this 90-minute English subtitled film which narrates the… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 