Parker Asmann writes in Insight Crime about the latest manoeuvrings being carried out in defence of corruption and impunity in Guatemala. The elites look to be doubling down on their disregard for the rule of law. Guatemala seems to have… Read More ›
Otto Perez Molina
Elections and the Guatemala Spring
The crowds in front of the Presidential Palace on the 27th August 2015 calling on the President to resign. Photograph by Sandra Sebastián from Plaza Pública The latest presidential elections will be taking place this weekend barring any sudden intervention… Read More ›
Despite the rejection, the cement plant is inaugurated
Sandra Sebastián accompanies her photographs of the demonstration against the cement plant in San Juan Sacatepéquez with some background. “Thousands of community members of San Juan Sacatepéquez demonstrated in front of the San Gabriel cement factory to reject the commencement… Read More ›
La Puya’s Celebration of Life, Peace, and Defense of the Earth
On the same day that Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina announced a two-year moratorium on mining, human rights and environmental activist Santos Fidel Ajau Suret was gunned down after leaving the peaceful community roadblock known as La Puya. He was… Read More ›
“I want someone to show me there was genocide”
An interesting blog entry came along on the Central American Politics blog page regarding the upcoming Presidential elections and stories about Otto Pérez Molina, the front runner. The elections are due to be held on that most of iconic dates… Read More ›
