Otto Perez Molina
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.
Guatemalans Demand Justice After Vice President Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
The vice president is allegedly linked to a ring accused of defrauding the state of millions by taking bribes to allow individuals to avoid paying customs taxes.
Guatemala's President Says He Won't Resign After Massive Anti-Corruption Demonstration
President Otto Perez Molina said Tuesday he would be forming two new government commissions to tackle corruption after a huge protest on Saturday caught political leaders by surprise.
Under the Volcano - Mining Conflicts in Guatemala Are Erupting in Violence
In 2000, engineers from Radius Gold, a Vancouver-based mining company, discovered a belt of gold deep inside the Tambor mountains in southern Guatemala. Few locals were consulted before Radius moved in. Few of them knew anything was happening at all.
Guatemalan Farmers Are Too Poor to Protest
Tens of thousands of farmers showed up in Guatemala City yesterday to demonstrate against the construction of hydroelectric power plants and the high price of electricity—but they didn't have enough money to stay very long.