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GuateSec: A Guatemalan Spring? Popular protest and attacks against activists

Posted on 13 July, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Despite international validation of a disputed Presidential election which saw the authoritarian PRI party return to power, popular resistance is flourishing in Mexico. The student-led #YoSoy132 movement has continued to draw massive support for its post-election protests against political and … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Intl. Urgent Action: Indigenous farmer killed in land conflict

Posted on 6 June, 2011 by cascadiasolidaria

UA: 157/11 (Ver enlace para versión en español.) Index: AMR 34/005/2011 Guatemala Date: 1 June 2011 Date: 1 June 2011 URGENT ACTION INDIGENOUS FARMER KILLED OVER Land dispute On 21 May, Indigenous farmer , Oscar Reyes, was killed , and three other farm workers were injured, while tending … Continue reading →

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Absence: poem for Catalina Mucú Maas

Posted on 16 March, 2011 by cascadiasolidaria

A friend writes: “The 8th of March was International Women’s Day. All day my inbox flooded with emails acknowledging the brave women who have campaigned over the years for equality and justice. Then the following day, I received a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Intl. Urgent Action: Mine Activists Beaten and Threatened

Posted on 3 March, 2011 by cascadiasolidaria

UA 57/11 AI Index: AMR 34/002/2011 of 3 March 2011 GUATEMALA:  MINE ACTIVISTS BEATEN AND THREATENED On 28 February, protesters against the Marlin Mine in south-western Guatemala were attacked.  One protester, Aniceto López, was taken to the office of the … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Intl. Urgent Action: Indigenous Community Activists Murdered

Posted on 22 February, 2011 by cascadiasolidaria

UA 39/11 AI Index: AMR 34/001/2011 of 22 February 2011 GUATEMALA: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS MURDERED Three human rights defenders from a Maya Q’eqchi’ rural community were killed in Rio Dulce, Izabal, eastern Guatemala. The activists, all university students and campaigners … Continue reading →

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