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Guatemala races to save 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses during armed conflict

Guatemala is racing to preserve 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses from its decades of armed conflict before President Bernardo Arévalo's term ends in January 2028

The Independent UK

Guatemala returns newspaper founder to jail in a case decried by advocates

Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora has been returned to jail after an appellate court sided with prosecutors and withdrew his house arrest

The Independent UK

Journalist Says His Detention Removed Guatemala's 'Mask Of Democracy'

A prominent Guatemalan journalist and corruption critic, declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, says that his time in prison allowed him to strip away his country's "mask of democracy."

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Guatemala Journalist's Jail Conditions Akin To 'Torture': UN Experts

A group of UN experts said Wednesday that a prominent Guatemalan journalist who has been in prison for more than two years was being kept in inhumane conditions "that may amount to torture and put his life in danger."

International Business Times

Trump and GOP qualify Harris' immigration involvement as a failure, but her performance is more nuanced

Immigration has been a political vulnerability for Harris due to her past involvement. But a new report shows her reviews to be more complicated than that.

Latin Times

Jailed Guatemalan journalist to AP: 'I can defend myself, because I am innocent”

José Rubén Zamora has spent nearly two years locked in a dark 16- by 13-foot cell in Guatemala, allowed only one hour a day in the sunlight

The Independent UK

Guatemala Court Opens Door To Freeing Journalist From Jail

Jose Ruben Zamora has rejected money-laundering accusations against him as retaliation for his newspaper's reporting on alleged government corruption under former right-wing president Alejandro Giammattei.

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US VP Harris Meets Guatemala's Arevalo On Migration

US Vice President Kamala Harris and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei discuss root causes of migration and cooperation for economic development and...

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Ex-Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Banned From Entering US For 'Corruption'

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement Wednesday that the department has "credible information indicating that Giammattei accepted bribes in exchange for the performance of his public functions during his tenure as president of Guatemala, actions that undermined the rule of law and government transparency."

Latin Times

Guatemala's Arevalo To Take Office Despite Efforts To Block Him

Bernardo Arevalo is due to be sworn in on Sunday as Guatemala's president after warding off months of judicial machinations to block him from office after his vow to clamp down on deep-rooted corruption.

International Business Times

Presidency Beckons For Guatemala's Arevalo Despite Judicial Onslaught

Bernardo Arevalo has survived months of judicial machinations to stop his inauguration Sunday as Guatemala's new president -- the target, according to himself and observers, of a corrupt elite desperate to cling to power.

International Business Times

Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?

If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril

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The Independent UK

Guatemala Cabinet minister steps down after criticism for not acting forcefully against protesters

The sudden resignation of a Guatemalan cabinet minister appears to signal a division within the administration of President of Alejandro Giammattei over how to remove the protest roadblocks that have stretched into their third week

Zenger

‌New York Gathering Highlights Guatemalan-Jewish Relationship And Commitment To Religious Freedom‌

Global leaders emphasize interfaith relations on sidelines of the UN General Assembly

The Guardian - UK

US and Brazil warn of attempt to stop Guatemala president-elect taking power

Fears Guatemalan democracy is in peril amid warning of potential coup to block inauguration of anti-corruption crusader

Al Jazeera

Brazil’s Lula warns Guatemala risks a ‘coup’, prompting rebuke at UN

Guatemala’s outgoing president vows to hand over power but condemns foreign meddling at the UN General Debate.

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The Independent UK

Ex-Guatemala anti-corruption prosecutor granted asylum in US

The United States government has granted asylum to Guatemala’s former lead anti-corruption prosecutor two years after he was fired and fled the country under threat of arrest

The Independent UK

Guatemala prosecutor seeks to strop electoral authorities of immunity after election

Guatemala’s prosecutor for electoral crimes has asked the Supreme Court of Justice to strip five magistrates of the country’s top electoral authority of their immunity so they can be investigated on fraud allegations made by the loser of the Aug. 20 election

The Week

Guatemala’s anti-corruption election winner offering hope to a region

An anti-corruption campaigner and son of the country’s former president has won an “impossible” election victory in Guatemala, in what onlookers hope is a watershed moment for democracy in the beleaguered region.

The Independent UK

Guatemala's president-elect faces legal challenges that seek to weaken him. Here's what's happening

Guatemala's Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal challenges despite the fact the results were clear: Progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo won about 61% of the vote to conservative Sandra Torres' 39%

France 24

Anti-graft candidate Arevalo wins Guatemala’s presidency but faces legal challenge

A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption.

The Independent UK

Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as president, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office

A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption

The Independent UK

Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff

Guatemalans will select a new president Sunday between former first lady Sandra Torres in her third bid for the presidency and Bernardo Arévalo, son of ex-President Juan José Arévalo

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