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• “Dialogue with Indigenous peoples must be part of the democratic springtime in Guatemala”

  By kevodell on October 20, 2023 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Guatemala president-elect’s supporters block roads to protest party suspension

  By kevodell on October 20, 2023 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Claudia González – demands for her freedom

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  This from the website of Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) in response to the arrest of lawyer, Claudia González. On August 28, at the behest of Attorney General Consuelo Porras and on the order of Judge Jimi Bremer,  police arrested… Read More ›

• Guatemala’s Progressive President-Elect Will Face an Uphill Battle

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  In Guatemala, the historic victory of Bernardo Arévalo has unleashed the wrath of the country’s conservative elite. The coming months will prove crucial as Arévalo and progressive forces struggle to guarantee a peaceful democratic transition. Maya K’iche’ Guatemalan historian and… Read More ›

• The OAS and a Veiled Coup Attempt in Guatemala

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Rubén M. Perina  writes in Global Americans on the elections and the attempts of the Guatemala government and the political establishment in the use of lawfare to carry out a coup in order to stop the coming to power of… Read More ›

• Guatemala’s president-elect warns of a coup

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Filmmaker Judy Jackson writes in Latin America Bureau (LAB) on the recent elections and talks about the rise of Movimiento Semilla and the increasing use of lawfare against anti-corruption initiatives. Powerful politicians in Guatemala overlooked one tiny centre-left party when… Read More ›

• Elections in Guatemala – webinar

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Recently, Canning House presented a webinar titled, Elections in Guatemala, featuring Rachel Sieder, Edgar Ortiz Romero, Manuel Melendez, Claudia Mendez Arriaza, and moderated by Jeremy Browne. On 25 June, more than 5 million voters participated in the first round of… Read More ›

• When the Mountains Tremble: 40th Anniversary

  By kevodell on September 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Guatemala Electoral Tribunal Certifies Arévalo Victory but Suspends His Party

  By kevodell on August 29, 2023 • ( 0 )

  On Monday the Supreme Electoral Tribunal both certified the victory of President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo and temporarily suspended his Semilla party, the latest in a chain of protracted legal battles leading up to inauguration on January 14. The party says it… Read More ›

• Guatemalans Celebrate Return of “Democratic Spring” as Potential Violence Threatens Transition

  By kevodell on August 29, 2023 • ( 0 )

  Bernardo Arévalo won Guatemala’s runoff in a landslide but faces a troubled transition amid reported assassination plots and ongoing judicial maneuvers. Emily Taylor writes in NACLA on the ‘second Guatemalan spring’ and the challenges ahead. Guatemalans flocked to public squares… Read More ›

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