
Al Jazeera
- May 26
Migrant shelters in Guatemala under threat from legal reforms
Critics of recent immigration reform fear laws could criminalise religious groups and volunteers who work with migrants and asylum...

New York Times
- Apr 17
17 guatemaltecos fallecidos en un centro migrante
Cuarenta personas murieron en el incendio en Ciudad Juárez el mes pasado. El martes, los restos de 17 de las víctimas fueron...

New York Times
- Apr 17
Guatemalans Killed in Migrant Center
The fire in March left 40 people dead. Nobody expected them back so soon. Last week, the remains of 17 Guatemalan men killed in a fire at...

The Associated Press
- Feb 25
Guatemalans protest ban on presidential candidate
February 21, 2023 UATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala Tuesday to protest a court’s decision not to allow...


Al Jazeera
- Feb 1
Guatemala Retaliates Against UN Anti-Corruption Chief
The United Nations has issued a statement expressing “concern” after Guatemala announced it would investigate a former anti-corruption...

Al Jazeera
- Jun 28, 2022
At Least 50 Migrants Found Dead in Truck in Texas
The deaths occurred during an apparent human smuggling attempt along US-Mexico border. Law enforcement officers work at the scene where...

Human Rights Watch
- Feb 7, 2022
Guatemala: Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Rights
Reject Discrimination; Bolster Protections for LGBT People Legislators attend a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 11,...

The Guardian
- Jan 24, 2022
Victory for Indigenous Women Raped During Guatemalan Civil War
Five men were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for...

NACLA
- Jan 11, 2022
Ex-Paramilitaries Face Trial for Rape of Indigenous Women
Forty years after the heinous state-sponsored crimes were committed, Maya Achi women get their day in court. By Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo...

Al Jazeera
- Jan 3, 2022
Guatemalans Seek Justice, 25 Years After Civil War’s End
Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war. Photographs of...

Reuters
- Aug 29, 2021
Guatemala: two ex-generals to be tried for genocide
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge on Monday ordered two high-ranking ex-generals to stand trial on genocide charges...

Jeff Abbott | Al Jazeera
- Jun 27, 2021
Guatemala’s painstaking search for the disappeared
By Jeff Abbott Search for and identification of remains of civil war disappeared provides hope for families, but challenges persist. San...