Vaclav Mašek Sánchez writes in El Faro English about the challenges facing Bernardo Arévalo in seeking to deepen democracy in Guatemala, in a structural sense, through the election of magistrates in the country. Since the removal of the CICIG, many… Read More ›
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‘He had a machete in his cheek’: how Guatemala’s hydropower dream turned deadly
Paloma de Dinechin wrote in The Guardian recently about the struggle that small and isolated Maya communities are facing in Ixquisis, a remote area close to the Mexican border. A struggle against global capital and led, in the main, by… Read More ›
GHRC – El Quetzal
The Winter edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. It features the leadership of Guatemala’s Indigenous in the struggle to defend democracy with pieces by Marta Estela Gutiérrez Montúfar and Isabel Solis…. Read More ›
Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?
If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril Will Freeman writes in The Guardian on the fight to retain democracy in Guatemala in the face… Read More ›
Marching With the President and VP-elects for Democracy and a New Direction for Guatemala
Rights Action have posted a short photo essay from the Dec. 7th march through the streets of Guatemala City in support of democracy and against the ‘Pacto de Corruptos’. On December 7, thousands of Guatemalans – Indigenous and ladino –… Read More ›
Without Authority or Proof, Guatemalan AG Asserts Arévalo’s Election is “Null”
One month before the transfer of power, prosecutors claim to have evidence of fraud —they have yet to show any— and say the election of Bernardo Arévalo should be declared void. In response, the U.S. sanctioned over 300 people on… Read More ›
One Month Remains for Guatemala to Preserve Its Democracy
Álvaro Montenegro writes in El Faro English on the continued attempts by the corrupt to avoid the swearing in of Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera as the next President and Vice-President. The countdown continues until January 14th next. In what… Read More ›
CALDH: Coup d’État in Guatemala
CALDH (Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos – Human Rights Legal Action Center) recently tweeted this infographic regarding the coup d’état (Golpe De Estado) being carried out in Guatemala. Translation from the top left, clockwise, against symbols: BookBreaking… Read More ›
While under Threat, Electoral Tribunal Considers Protecting Semilla until Inauguration
Roman Gressier writes in El Faro about the continuing attempt by the Guatemala state to stop the January inauguration of the victor of the recent presidential election, Bernardo Arévalo. The latest attempt relates to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and… Read More ›
The pedagogy of communal politics in Guatemala
A recent Opinion piece in Ojalá seeks to place the current national strike/blockade (paro nacional) within the context of oppression, indigenous solidarity and ages-old communal links. A communal mobilization of national scope has brought everyday impunity and extractivism in Guatemala… Read More ›