Guatemala: A Mayan-Qeqchi Community Is Re-Filling The Empty Spaces With Courage...
In the remote Mayan Qeqchi [kek-chi] community of Lote 8, high in the mountains on the north side of Lake Izabal, eastern Guatemala, we stand in thick brush, in the empty space where the home of Amelia Cac Tiul used to be.
GUATEMALA: Caught in the crossfire
GUATEMALA: Caught in the crossfire. As the drug related violence in Mexico spills over the border into Guatemala Michael Deibert discusses the implications for residents and the weak rule of law.
A Glimpse at Guatemala’s Election Panorama 2011
As Guatemala enters an election year Barbara Schieber gives a run down of the canditates and pitfalls of this years process.
Guatemala: State of Siege, Two Steps Backwards
As a state of siege in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, continues, due to the problems with drug gangs operating there; Annie Bird analyses the long term involvement of organised crime in the Guatemalan state.
Guatemala declares ‘state of siege’ to combat Mexican drug cartel, limiting...
As drug related violence increases in Mexico, Guatemalan authorities try to curb the problems spilling over into the state.
Insecurity Overwhelms Guatemalans
Violence affects those who take the bus, walk down the street talking on a cellphone and those taking the car in the best areas. No one is immune. (In Spanish / en espanol)
Guatemala: Early Start to Election Campaign
Controversy is sparked amid premature election campaigns for next year's presidential elections in Guatemala.
Guatemala and the Face of the New Sustainable Narco-State
As Guatemala fails to control the violence within it's borders Edward Fischer discusses the structure of the modern Narco-State.
Guatemala: Inequality, not food shortages, to blame for food crisis
Weak, regressive tax regimes lead to poverty and government underfunding fails to redress the balance. Christian Aid reports.
Guatemalan Ex- Minister Vielman Must Face Trial for Extrajudicial Executions
Amnesty International reports on the importance of prosecution of officials charged with extra-judicial killings, to bring an end to impunity in Guatemala.