Al Jazeera • 3rd January 2022 Rare disease patients push for access to treatment in Panama Panama has Central America’s only law for rare disease healthcare, but advocates say it is not being fully implemented.
Al Jazeera • 29th December 2021 Guatemalans still seek justice, 25 years after civil war’s end Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war.
Al Jazeera • 24th December 2021 Chile’s next president to govern historic transition Gabriel Boric may be hindered by deeply fragmented Congress, where negotiations will be necessary to advance his agenda.
Al Jazeera • 19th December 2021 Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff Increased turnout expected in runoff election between far-right and social-democratic candidates.
Al Jazeera • 17th December 2021 ‘Still a lot of pain’: Dictatorship victims haunt Chile election August Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship has emerged as an election issue, with far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast holding Pinochet in high esteem.
Mongabay • 15th December 2021 Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala The Maya Ch'orti' milpa system was showcased in a FAO report.
Al Jazeera • 15th December 2021 Chile to elect its next president as ‘very close race’ wraps up Far-right Jose Antonio Kast and progressive Gabriel Boric competing for centrists, disaffected voters in Sunday’s runoff.
Al Jazeera • 7th December 2021 ‘Historic day’: Chile passes marriage equality legislation Years in the making, the new law includes recognition of parental ties and adoption rights for married same-sex couples.
Al Jazeera • 21st November 2021 Chileans vote for new president to lead transition period Voting is underway in Chile for in a critical election that will determine governance during a post-crisis transition period.
Al Jazeera • 19th November 2021 Political shake-up on the horizon as Chile to elect new president Chileans will head to the polls this weekend in a climate of uncertainty following two years of political flux.
Mongabay • 15th November 2021 Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala Indigenous leaders are targeted during the latest flashpoint in a decades-long, multifaceted conflict over a nickel mine in Guatemala.
Mongabay • 27th October 2021 Indigenous leaders to push for land tenure rights as climate solution at COP26 Community land tenure is an often-overlooked way to mitigate climate change.
Truthout • 18th October 2021 Biden Has Outpaced Trump's Use of Title 42 to Expel Asylum Seekers President Joe Biden has used Title 42 to expel migrants over a remote border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico.
Al Jazeera • 15th October 2021 Guatemala’s growing palm oil industry fuels Indigenous land fight Guatemala’s expanding palm oil industry faces resistance from Indigenous people fighting for land rights.
Rest of World • 6th October 2021 Freemium internet hotspots trying to bring Guatemala online A Facebook-backed startup is trying to break up Tigo and Claro's dominance, but is just as likely to join the duopoly as beat them.
The Intercept • 30th July 2021 Guatemalan Communities Turn Out for Indigenous-Led Nationwide Shutdown Guatemala’s attorney general fired a top prosecutor of corruption last week. Now, Indigenous peoples and social movements are calling for both her and the president to resign.
The Guardian • 25th July 2021 ‘People are dying who did not have to die’: anger grows in Guatemala as Covid surges Only 1.6% of the Guatemalan population has been fully vaccinated, and amid corruption allegations critics are calling on the president to quit.
The Guardian • 18th June 2021 Pride month in Guatemala marred by killings of three LGBTQ+ people Guatemala’s LGBTQ+ community is in mourning after two transgender women and a gay man were murdered in less than a week during pride month.
Al Jazeera • 13th June 2021 Death Squad Diary trial sparks hope in Guatemala Retired military officials will stand trial on charges of disappearing and killing dissidents in 1980s during civil war.
The Intercept • 8th June 2021 U.S. Anti-Corruption Drive Faces Bleak Prospects in Central America Visiting Guatemala on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris pledged to tackle corruption as a root cause of U.S.-bound migration.
