The Latest Breaking News from Guatemala

Hundreds of Nicaraguan religious leaders, students, activists, dissidents and journalists are ‘stateless

President Daniel Ortega's government has expelled the head of Nicaragua's bishops' conference to Guatemala, the latter's government and church sources said Thursday.

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."

Migrants crossing into Mexico from Guatemala often find themselves detained by cartels who demand payment before they are allowed to continue northward

The first place many migrants sleep after entering Mexico from Guatemala is inside a large structure, a roof above and fenced in the sides on a rural ranch

When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it empty

Guatemalan fugitive arrested in the U.S. for child abuse and deported by ICE, sparking discussions on border security and the 2024 presidential race.

Guatemalan journalist released to house arrest after anti-corruption investigations, highlighting challenges faced by journalists in upholding press freedom.

By the time Carmen Maldonado’s remains were finally located more than two weeks later, the body was too badly decomposed for a proper open casket funeral, her family alleges

A new legal analysis says Guatemala is effectively stuck with Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been criticized and sanctioned by countries around the world for allegedly obstructing corruption investigations and using her power to persecute political opponents

The choice was considered critical for the fight against graft in one of Central America's poorest countries, whose President Bernardo Arevalo has denounced the existence of a "corrupt pact" among politicians, prosecutors, judges and business elites he says have wielded power from the shadows.