The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has said Bernardo Arévalo and his deputy Karin Herrera "are being subjected to stigmatization, harassment, hounding, public disclosure of personal details on social media, and threats including two specific plans to hurt them and even kill them."

Claudia González is known for advocating accountability for those involved in government misconduct and organized crime.

The move is unlikely to impact Bernardo Arevalo's swearing in as president on January 14 but unless resolved it could limit his party's ability to preside over committees in Congress.

Arevalo won the presidential election on Sunday with 59%, trouncing his rival Sandra Torres who came second with 36%, according to official results from the election body, after 95% of votes were counted.

This decision came in response to widespread international condemnation, which expressed concerns about the country's democratic integrity.

The first-round results faced challenges from nine parties, including UNE, who alleged voter manipulation.

Sandra Torres, the former first lady and a National Unity of Hope (UNE) party member, is favored to win the first round of the election.

Santos-Zacaria fled to the U.S. after being threatened with death and sexually assaulted as a young teen in a nation that has targeted the LGBTQ+ population.

Numerous new avenues for legal immigration will be opened, and regional centers will handle hundreds of claims each month.

The Guatemalan government announced that they will be pursuing charges against Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez for his role in the U.N.-backed anti-corruption mission.

New insights about ancient Mayan society from ruins found underneath a dense Guatemalan forest using cutting-edge technology were shared on Thursday.

A group of researchers in Northern Guatemala using new technology have found a 2,000-year-old Mayan settlement that raises questions about how the people in the area lived their daily lives.

The director of an investigative newspaper in Guatemala faces trial over charges of money laundering, influence peddling and blackmailing as the newspaper is boycotted by the government.

One of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupted over the weekend, spewing lava and ash and forcing Guatemalan authorities to briefly close the country's largest airport before activity eased on Sunday.

The former President and Vice President of Guatemala was convicted of fraud and conspiracy on Wednesday after they were implicated to leading a customs corruption scheme during their term.

A community in Guatemala voted in a referendum not to let a Canadian company continue their mining operations there, as environmental groups worry about a bill that could nullify a council built for preserving the environment through a 'superministry'.

Two Americans in Guatemala were arrested on Sunday after they attempted to traffic and smuggle over 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan relics out of the country.

A report from the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday shows the potential misuse of military equipment donated by the Department of Defense to the country, with potential problems in the future related to the donations.

The Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents recently encountered five human smuggling attempts that resulted in the apprehension of over 63 undocumented people at the I-35 Border Patrol checkpoint.

Three Latin American countries have been singled out as the worst places to work in according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

The suspect in a fatal stabbing incident in Las Vegas on Thursday is allegedly an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, though authorities are still verifying his identity and status in the U.S.

Two Guatemalan men who operate a human smuggling organization may face life sentences for harboring migrants for financial gain resulting in the death of a Guatemalan woman.

The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was raped by an immigrant and had an abortion is uncharacteristically defending the child's attacker.

A stowaway from Guatemala was found alive inside the landing compartment of an American Airlines flight after the plane landed in Miami on Saturday morning.

A federal court in Brooklyn has sentenced a Colombian national to more than 17 years behind bars for conspiring to internationally distribute cocaine and sell them at higher prices for shipping the drugs closer to U.S. soil, United States District Judge Edward R. Korman bared on Wednesday. 

United States Vice President Kamala Harris continues to be hounded by the US border issue, stating she will announce the date of her visit soon.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris is under scrutiny once more for the comments she made in Guatemala tied to the US-Mexico border issue on undocumented migrants.

The Vice President of the United States began her diplomatic trip to Latin America on Sunday. It began after Air Force 2 was forced to return to base following “technical issues”.

Guatemala president Alejandro Giammattei becomes the second world leader to lash out at the Biden administration for their handling of the US border crisis.

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