Jeff Abbott
Protests, Scandals, and Drug Money Tarnish Guatemala’s Presidential Election
Among the most prominent candidates in the September 6 election is a nationalist actor who invokes God and the daughter of a former military dictator accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. Protesters want to postpone the vote.
'Obnoxious' Protesters Will Not Make Guatemalan Gold Mine Go Away, CEO Says
For Dan Kappes, CEO of the US mining firm at the center of a struggle over a gold mine in Guatemala, the peaceful resistance group La Puya is "obnoxious" and "manipulated" by outsiders. La Puya has fought against the mine since 2012.
Rural and Urban Voices Are Banding Together in Movement to End Corruption in Guatemala
An unlikely alliance has emerged in 11 weeks of protest against the government Otto Perez Molina: Rural, mostly indigenous groups are joining urban protesters, surprising deeply divided Guatemala.