International solidarity with victims of Hudbay Minerals-CGN as criminal trial against former head of security is delayed
Angelica Choc, the widow of Adolfo Ich, issued a call for unity: “Let all of us ...
Tag: Guatemala
Tale of indigenous-led resistance in Guatemala provides lessons for anti-fracking struggle at home
Resistance to industrial encroachment in Guatemala. Author Stephen Law sees similarities in the anti-fracking resistance in ...
Angelica Choc’s fight is our fight too: Mayan widow suing mining company in Canada stands with Wabanaki shale gas resisters
Fredericton - "I am a revolutionary," Angelica Choc, a Maya Q'eqchi' grandmother from Guatemala, declared to students, professors, anti-shale gas ...
Indigenous Mayan families take HudBay to court in Canada
Angelica Choc is one of 13 Indigenous Mayans making human rights claims against Canadian mining company ...
Wave of attacks against women activists in Guatemala
The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s ...
Guatemalan fights for justice for women in her homeland
Last week as part of International Women's Day celebrations, Guatemalan women's rights activist Norma Herrera made an appearance at the ...
Indigenous protesters blockading mine owned by Vancouver-based Goldcorp assaulted, taken hostage
On Feb. 28, 2011, communities took action to pressure the government of Guatemala to carry out the Precautionary Measures MC-260-07 ...
Raising the flag for union rights in Guatemala
Bottle distributors trying to unionize face 2-year strike, 2 assassinations GUATEMALA CITY—Guatemalan bottle distributors fired for trying to organize a ...
“You are just a woman”: Criminalized and threatened, women stand their ground against the Goldcorp mine in Guatemala
Carmen Mejia has faced threats on her life for her activism against the Goldcorp Marlin mine ...
Guatemalan coffee a complex blend
They call him “the Hurricane.” Guatemalan coffee farmer Leocadio Juracan (his family name is close to the Spanish word for ...
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