Guatemala Archives

Gilberto Rodriguez and his dog Negro have travelled from Venezuela through Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala, and are now on their way to Mexico

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Dogged determination: migrant and pup cross eight countries en route to US

With his fluffy black dog in tow, Gilberto Rodriguez left Venezuela two months ago on a perilous eight-country journey, mostly on foot, with dreams...

AFPMay 20, 2022

Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras was designated by the United States over "significant corruption"

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Guatemala’s leader to skip Americas Summit after US sanctions

Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei said Tuesday he will skip next month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, after Washington sanctioned his top prosecutor...

AFPMay 17, 2022

Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras has been designated for 'significant corruption' by the United States government

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US designates Guatemalan AG for ‘significant corruption’

The United States officially designated Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras for “significant corruption” Monday, just hours after she was reappointed for a second four-year...

AFPMay 16, 2022

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador travels to Central America and Cuba on a trip that aims to address the root causes of migration in the region

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Mexico president to visit C.America for migration, development talks

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will embark Thursday on a tour of Central America and Cuba, as his country braces for increased flows...

AFPMay 3, 2022

Guatemalan authorities have been moving against anti-corruption judges in recent weeks

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Guatemalan anti-graft judge quits over ‘pressure and threats’

Guatemalan anti-corruption judge Erika Aifan said on Monday she had resigned out of fear for her life following “pressure and threats.” Local media said...

AFPMarch 21, 2022

Demonstrators gather in support of the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in Guatemala City in January 2019

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Revenge in Guatemala? Anti-corruption prosecutors arrested

The recent arrest of six anti-corruption prosecutors in Guatemala has sparked fears that political elites are seeking revenge after being investigated for graft.

AFPMarch 16, 2022

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has distanced himself from a strict anti-abortion law he had earlier hailed

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In about-face, Guatemala president calls for strict abortion law to be shelved

Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei on Thursday called on Congress to shelve a new law.

AFPMarch 10, 2022

People protest to demand greater rights for women in Guatemala on International Women's Day

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Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage

Guatemala’s conservative-led Congress approved on Tuesday a law ramping up the prison sentence for women who choose to have an abortion, while banning both...

AFPMarch 9, 2022