Social movements protested the 30-day state of siege, fearing it will lead to more repression and violence in the region.

Guatemalan former first lady and presidential runner-up Sandra Torres was arrested in connection with alleged campaign financing crimes.

Guatemalans are concerned corruption will flourish with a vengeance following the imminent shutdown of an international commission against impunity.

An estimated 45,000 people were disappeared during the 36-year civil war in Guatemala. Their relatives continue a decades-long search for truth and justice.

The presidential run-off election came at a crucial moment — as Guatemala, a country itself experiencing a mass exodus, grapples with a “safe third country” agreement touted by the Trump administration but with potentially grave consequences.

Guatemalans are heading to the polls to pick the country's next president, in an election taking place against a backdrop of broad voter disaffection and little hope for substantive change.

Guatemala is now among the most dangerous countries in the world for land and environmental activists, Global Witness said in a new report.

Amnesty International accuses US government of conducting 'discriminatory campaign' against migrant rights defenders.

Thousands of Hondurans have fled the country in recent months as a government crackdown on protests continues.

Protests against President Juan Orlando Hernandez are likely to continue as the anniversary of the 2009 coup approaches.

Lawyers vow to appeal after judge rules against Maya Achi women who were raped by paramilitary patrolmen during Guatemala's civil war.

Analysts say Guatemala lacks conditions for safety its own population, let alone asylum seekers from other countries.

Guatemalans began voting on Sunday morning in the country's general election amid concerns of irregularities in recent days.

Guatemalan police arrested a former military commander accused of genocide and crimes against humanity on Sunday after he showed up to cast his ballots in the general election.

The removal of two of the top three candidates leaves former first lady Sandra Torres the front-runner.

Presidential candidates’ proposals to address migration range from farmer support to US military bases

Roughly two thirds of Guatemala's workforce carves out a living in the informal economy. Lacking rights, many turn to non-traditional labour organizing.

Days after deployment announced, no signs of forces at Mexico-Guatemala border; officials refuse to discuss deployment.

Rights activists, migrants fear what the recent Mexico-US migration deal means for thousands fleeing poverty, violence.

Human rights groups and analysts in Guatemala have raised alarm over the announced deployment of US Homeland Security personnel to the country to stem migration.