Guatemala

US and Guatemala launch new migration processing centres
Move comes as Joe Biden’s administration seeks to deter migrants and refugees from seeking protection at Mexico border.
Published On 1 Jun 2023
Top Guatemalan presidential candidate disqualified ahead of race
Conservative businessman Carlos Pineda lost his final appeal to continue his campaign, one month before voting starts.
Published On 26 May 2023
From: The Listening Post
Erdogan’s media domination and the vote in Turkey
Erdogan’s media presence helps him take a tightly fought election to a run-off. Plus, media and the Sino-America divide.
Video Duration 24 minutes 25 seconds
Published On 20 May 2023
Guatemala’s elPeriodico shutting due to government ‘persecution’
Closure of top news outlet underscores regional trend of governments cracking down on independent media, observers say.
Published On 12 May 2023

Some are questioning the vote’s integrity after several opposition candidates were blocked from running.

Distraught families wait for news of loved-ones identified as victims in fatal Mexican detention centre blaze.

China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was first elected president of the self-ruled island in 2016.

Authorities say the 106 children, many teen boys, were travelling without family in search of a better life in the US.

Critics of recent immigration reform fear laws could criminalise religious groups and volunteers who work with migrants.

Critics say the accusations against Iván Velásquez are the latest attack against anti-corruption officials in Guatemala.

Former President Otto Perez Molina, who is the subject of two additional investigations, denies any wrongdoing.

US government report urges agencies to better track alleged instances of military equipment misuse in Central America.

The storm has lost some momentum after whipping through Belize Wednesday, but experts warn of heavy rains in Mexico.

A 40-year search for his disappeared father leads an Indigenous weaver into a world of forensic investigation.

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