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.

Al Jazeera • 6th June 2021

Put migrant protections at heart of US policy, rights groups urge

Migrant advocates call for rights-based approach as US Vice President Harris heads to Guatemala and Mexico this week.

Al Jazeera • 13th May 2021

Discontent grows in Guatemala over COVID vaccine rollout, corruption

Initially, the problem was getting vaccines into the country. Now it's getting doses into arms before they expire.

The Intercept • 4th May 2021

“Enemy Mentality”: Mexico Cracks Down on Migrants and Asylum-Seekers at Its Southern Border

Driven by U.S. pressure, militarized immigration enforcement continues in southern Mexico.

The New Humanitarian • 9th March 2021

In Central America, women and girls bear the brunt of storm disaster fallout

Four months after hurricanes devastated Central America, the humanitarian crisis endures for displaced women and girls.

Al Jazeera • 26th February 2021

Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice

Survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war call on court to reverse closure of peace institutions.

Sierra • 16th February 2021

Hondurans Flee Climate Change, Violence, and a Mining Project

Extractive industry is another reason migrants leave home.

Al Jazeera • 11th February 2021

US puts climate migrant protections on the table

Joe Biden has asked officials to submit report on climate-related displacement and migration, a move welcomed by advocates.

The Intercept • 2nd February 2021

A Honduran Migrant Caravan Collides With the U.S. “Vertical Border” in Guatemala

The effective U.S. border has not only been pushed south to Central America but has also expanded to fill every space in between.

The Christian Science Monitor • 26th January 2021

The caravan hoped for change. But it’s not all up to Biden.

No matter who’s in the White House, migration challenges aren’t going away.

Al Jazeera • 26th January 2021

The ‘spiralling crisis’ pushing Hondurans to flee north

Thousands in US-bound migrant caravan were returned to Honduras this month, but many say they will try again. Here’s why.

Los Angeles Times • 23rd January 2021

For members of a migrant caravan, Biden's immigration plan means little right now

Biden has abandoned many of Trump’s hardline immigration policies but it does little for people fleeing Central America now.

Al Jazeera • 18th January 2021

‘I was so scared’: Guatemalan forces disperse migrant caravan

Soldiers and police evicted thousands of migrants and asylum seekers, most of them Honduran, from a highway in Guatemala.

Al Jazeera • 17th January 2021

Hondurans remain hopeful despite Guatemala crackdown on caravan

Military and police are blocking thousands of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing hurricane destruction, unemployment, and violence.

Los Angeles Times • 16th January 2021

Fleeing the pandemic and two hurricanes, thousands of migrants walk toward the U.S.

Some 7,500 Honduran migrants and asylum seekers, many of whom lost everything to hurricane flooding, are making their way through Guatemala.

Al Jazeera • 16th January 2021

Costa Rica’s ‘explosive’ debt crisis: All you need to know

Costa Rica desperately needs to enact fiscal reform, experts say, but government efforts may reignite mass anti-austerity protests.