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.

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.

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.

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.

The Guardian • 7th January 2021

Guatemala mine's ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader's murder

A court ruling brought a rare moment of justice in a long history of human rights violations linked to Canadian-owned companies.

Al Jazeera • 12th December 2020

‘We are more united’: Women lead calls for change in Guatemala

While the president's resignation remains a unifying demand among protesters, calls for much deeper change are growing.

VICE News • 2nd December 2020

Central America Is Really Hoping Biden Will Support Anti-Corruption Efforts

In Honduras and Guatemala, many hope Biden will bring back the longstanding bipartisan support for anti-corruption initiatives that unraveled under Trump.

Al Jazeera • 21st November 2020

Guatemala protesters torch Congress as simmering anger boils over

A controversial budget bill brought a series of long-simmering crises to a boiling point, spurring anti-government demonstrations.

The Intercept • 16th November 2020

Hurricane Eta Devastates Central America as U.S. Withdraws From Climate Accord

Indigenous communities in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala were among the hardest hit. Now another hurricane is arriving.

The New Humanitarian • 10th November 2020

For Indigenous people in Guatemala, self-help after Eta is the only way

In the Indigenous communities of Guatemala hardest hit by Hurricane Eta, early response to the disaster has come in the form of self-help.