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• Another arrest made in Dos Erres case

  By Patrick Daniels on February 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  As we reported back in September, former kaibil Gilberto Jordan was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in Florida for lying on his naturalisation papers. He hid his role in the Dos Erres massacre to obtain US citizenship. Recently, another former… Read More ›

• Peace Brigades International on Radio 4 Appeal

  By Patrick Daniels on February 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Accompaniment got some perhaps unusual but welcome exposure this week as Peace Brigades International was chosen as the organisation to feature on the Radio 4 Appeal. It features the case of indigenous Mexican woman Valentina Rosendo Cantú, who was able… Read More ›

• Víctor Leiva Murdered

  By Patrick Daniels on February 6, 2011 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Presidential Merry-Go-Round

  By kevodell on February 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  We’ve noted before about the possible twists and turns in the forthcoming elections especially with regard to the legality, or otherwise, of the putative candidates. Now it seems, the candidature of Otto Pérez Molina has been called into question. According… Read More ›

• Maximón and the Worship of Saint Simon in Itzapa

  By kevodell on February 1, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

    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 ›

• GSN twitter account!

  By Patrick Daniels on January 30, 2011 • ( 0 )

  Well, we’ve finally gone and joined the 21st century and have opened a twitter account. Hopefully the restriction on text will mean we’ll find the time to ‘tweet’ more often than we blog, but rest assured we’ll continue with our… Read More ›

• How to view the State of Siege in Alta Verapaz

  By kevodell on January 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  The news from Guatemala, especially from Alta Verapaz, is something to dread in this year of election, especially with the notion that this will impact on the popular vote come November. The situation provides the ideal opportunity for someone to… Read More ›

• Presidential Election

  By kevodell on January 22, 2011 • ( 0 )

  It is a curious fact for Guatemala Presidential elections that the person who came second in the previous elections will win the following one. This would mean that Otto Perez Molina will win and a poll in El Periódico gave… Read More ›

• Some facts of the Bámaca case

  By kevodell on January 9, 2011 • ( 0 )

  We recently received a communication from Guatemala that contained a letter from Jennifer Harbury outlining the latest facts on the case of her late husband Efraín Bámaca and his assassination by the Guatemalan military. As you may know, this case… Read More ›

• Guatemala: Controversial Early Start to Election Campaign

  By kevodell on January 3, 2011 • ( 0 )

  “Guatemala’s election campaign got off to a controversial and premature start, with an evangelical pastor, a military officer, a former president, the president’s wife and the daughter of a general who led a coup emerging as presidential hopefuls, although three… Read More ›

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