The ex-attorney general of Guatemala wants to return to her home country, where she is hopeful President-elect Bernardo Arévalo will take office in January
The Prosecutor’s Office has asked for a total of 969 years in prison for 11 police officers involved in the migrant massacre. For the repentant officer – who has been key to building the case – prosecutors are asking that he receive a reduced sentence of 19 years
The lungs of Indians, Congolese and Bangladeshis are in worse condition than those of a person who has smoked for years. The UN wants to create a global fund to combat an issue that has become the world’s biggest public health problem
Arévalo appears certain to take office as president on Jan. 14, but it was not clear whether his Seed Movement lawmakers would be able to take their seats in the country’s Congress
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Movimiento Semilla leader, who has a comfortable lead in the polls ahead of Sunday’s elections, proposes ‘re-founding’ a system hijacked ‘by the corrupt political class’
The director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch regrets that the final declaration of the EU-CELAC summit does not openly condemn the region’s authoritarian regimes
The Constitutional Court has granted a provisional injunction, which for the time being ensures his participation in the second round of voting. The progressive candidate achieved a surprise 12% of the first-round vote to move into a contest for the presidency with former first lady Sandra Torres
The government’s actions against Arévalo sparked objections from within and outside Guatemala. U.S. officials called them a threat to the country’s democracy
At the age of 12, Fatima’s teacher in Guatemala abused her and disappeared. Now, along with four other women, she is demanding justice to prevent history from repeating itself
Guatemala’s troubled presidential election has been thrown into even greater turmoil after the country’s top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote while the Attorney General’s Office announced that the second place party had been suspended
Gloria Deus, Andromeda, Nauxea, and dozens of performers claim their art as a political act in a country where the LGBTQ+ community is threatened by discriminatory laws and violence
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the candidate for the Seed Movement – a center-left political party – affirms that, in the runoff election scheduled for August, he will seek alliances with ‘all who have a constructive attitude and who are against corruption’
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal says that former first lady Sandra Torres for the conservative UNE party has 15.7% and Bernardo Arévalo of the leftist Seed Movement has 11.8%
Former first lady Sandra Torres had nearly 15% of the vote with 77% of ballots counted. The big surprise was the strong performance by Bernardo Arévalo, the son of a former president, who might face her in an August runoff
With a hundred exiles and the rapid erosion of the separation of powers, Sunday’s contest is crucial in Central America, where leaders like Bukele and Ortega are seizing power and restricting rights