“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 ›
Justice
Organizations in defense of territory denounce violence against their communities
Late on Sunday, 13th April 2014, around 10:30pm, father and daughter activists involved in the resistance against Tahoe Resources’ Escobal Mine, Edwin Alex Reynoso and Merilyn Topacio Reynoso (above), were attacked by unknown suspects. Alex and Topacio were on… Read More ›
Under the Volcano
An anti-mining banner at the roadblock reads: “Defend our Mother Earth from the rats.” Guatemala sits atop a wealth of natural resources—nickel, gold, silver, and titanium—that lie beneath the country’s rich volcanic soil. In 1960, the Canadian-owned and -operated International… Read More ›
‘La Puya’: Two years against the mine
We are all ‘La Puya’ Accompanied by great photographs from the 2nd anniversary celebrations at ‘La Puya’, from Sandra Sebastián, Oswaldo J. Hernández writes, Two years ago, just on the border between San Pedro Ayampuc and San José del Golfo,… Read More ›
La Puya: Two Years of Peaceful Resistance Against an Unwanted Gold Mine
More great photoreportage from James Rodríguez (MiMundo) chronicling the days leading up the 2nd anniversary of the Cominudad en Resistencia of La Puya. The highlight of the first few days was the removal of the heavy machinery that had been… Read More ›
Celebrating Two Years of Resistance in La Puya
Sunday, 2nd March 2014, saw the Comunidad en Resistencia of ‘La Puya’ celebrate its 2nd anniversary in its struggle for land and dignity against a rapacious mining industry and the Guatemala state. Rachel Small has put together a fine series… Read More ›
The Thorn Tree Resistance
As Emilie Teresa Smith articulates so well in Sojourners magazine, Gold and silver mines in Guatemala are wreaking havoc on local communities. But the people, using nonviolent Christian action, are fighting back. With regard to this article, she is referring… Read More ›
‘Hudbay Minerals: Confronting a Corporate Criminal’
The scene was absurd: four activists, each with a bundle of 75 black and gold helium-filled balloons, riding an escalator. As we reached the top, we clipped our banner to the bundles and let go, watching our work rise slowly… Read More ›
Two years at ‘La Puya’ protecting land and community
In February of 2012, residents of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc (La Puya), north of Guatemala City, were struggling to obtain information about a reported mining project in their communities, which would affect hundreds of families. Months… Read More ›
Guatemala’s pioneering Attorney General being pushed out early
The Guatemala Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz has stated that, ‘those who have been affected by the advancement of justice are in a hurry for me to leave office’. This was in response to the news that the Guatemala… Read More ›
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