In El Faro English, Roman Gressier talks with the Huxi Hurak (president) of the Xinka Parliament, Aleisar Arana, in the midst of the national strike/blockade being carried out by, primarily, indigenous authorities across the country in opposition to the attempts… Read More ›
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Guatemala president-elect’s supporters block roads to protest party suspension
Demonstrations surge after court upheld suspension of Bernardo Arévalo’s party over alleged voter registration fraud Jeff Abbott writes in The Guardian about the unfolding scenes leading the national strike that has affected Guatemala in the last few weeks. Thousands of… Read More ›
When the Mountains Tremble: 40th Anniversary
The film-maker, Pamela Yates, of Skylight writes on the 40th anniversary of her hugely important film, When the Mountains Tremble, and its relevance for today. Although it’s been four decades since Mountains launched at the first Sundance Film Festival and… Read More ›
‘Fighting a huge monster’: mine battle in Guatemala became a playbook for polluters
Indigenous defenders opposing the Marlin mine were criminalised by a corporation and its state allies Nina Lakhani writes in The Guardian about the community struggle against the Canadian gold-mining firm Goldcorp’s Marlin mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, in the west… Read More ›
A Turning Point in Guatemalan History: Bernardo Arévalo Wins in Landslide Rejection of Ruling Elite
As news spread of the victory of Bernardo Aŕevalo in the presidential election runoff at the weekend by, what many consider, a landslide, Democracy Now had a piece featuring activist and award-winning investigative journalist, Allan Nairn, and Frank LaRue, Guatemalan… Read More ›
The Lasting Legacy of the Rios Montt Guilty Verdict
Pamela Yates, the film-maker with Skylight Pictures, recently presented a piece marking the ten year anniversary of the guilty verdict against General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity. Today (May 10, 2023) marks the day when General… Read More ›
List of Presidential Candidates Unclear 24 Days before Guatemalan Elections
“The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has been co-opted by those imposing their own benefit.” Roman Gressier writes in El Faro English about the upcoming presidential elections in Guatemala. It does look as if the the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has decided… Read More ›
Human Rights Award To Parliament of the Xinka People
The 2023 Human Rights Award from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is awarded to Guatemalan Indigenous rights group, Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People). The Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People) is the Assembly… Read More ›
The Massacre of Rancho Bejuco
David Toro Escobar writes in La Prensa Latina about the trial of nine former members of the Guatemalan army regarding the 1982 massacre of Rancho Bejuco. Of the 25 indigenous Achi Maya peoples killed, 17 were children. Rancho Bejuco, is… Read More ›
Peaceful Resistance of La Puya expects ICSID ruling in June as consultation process on El Tambor mine set to start this summer
On March 2, 2012, area residents, who had not been consulted about this mine, set up a 24-hour a day blockade at the entrance to the mine site. Within weeks, on May 8, 2012, the women of the Peaceful Resistance… Read More ›
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