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Guatemala swears in Bernardo Arevalo as president despite last-ditch effort to block election results
Guatemala on Monday swore in reformist Bernardo Arévalo as president despite Congress’ last minute attempt to delay the inauguration. “It fills ...
Former Guatemala interior minister arrested for not forcibly removing protesters
Guatemalan police on Thursday arrested the country’s former interior minister for allegedly not carrying out his duties when he opted ...
Guatemala faces landmark ruling for Indigenous rights violation by permitting mine on tribal land
An international court has determined that Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by allowing a nickel mine on tribal land almost 20 ...
Prosecutors in Guatemala ask court to lift president-elect’s immunity; OAS cites ‘coup attempt’
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala on Friday asked a court to strip President-elect Bernardo Arévalo of his immunity, ...
Electoral magistrates flee Guatemala after being stripped of legal immunity
Three magistrates of Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal fled the country Friday, shortly after lawmakers stripped four of them of legal immunity.The ...
Guatemala threatens to crack down on leftist president-elect’s supporters over roadblocks
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has threatened to crack down on pro-democracy demonstrations in which activists have blocked roads since early ...
Guatemala arrests former UN anti-corruption representative
Guatemalan prosecutors on Monday arrested the former representative of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission that was expelled from the country ...
Guatemala dark horse Arevalo wins presidential election-
By AFP GUATEMALA: Social democrat Bernardo Arevalo swept to victory in Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message ...
Wave of political turbulence is rolling through Guatemala and other Central American countries-
By Associated Press MEXICO CITY: Central America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region ...