Guatemalan judge clears deputy minister, three leaders of terrorism charges
Luis Pacheco and three other Indigenous ex-leaders cleared of charges over 2023 Guatemala protests.

Luis Pacheco and three other Indigenous ex-leaders cleared of charges over 2023 Guatemala protests.




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President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
The attacks by gunmen come as the government continues a drive to crack down on organised crime.

A group of hikers were forced to flee as Guatemala’s Santiaguito Volcano erupted.
Amid Cuba’s deepening fuel crisis, countries are succumbing to US pressure and winding down their Cuban medical programmes.
State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected criminals without judicial order.

Guatemala has declared a 30-day state of emergency after prison riots led to coordinated gang attacks.
President Bernardo Arevalo issues the order after at least seven police officers killed in riots and hostage-taking.
School has been cancelled across the country as authorities order the army to guarantee public safety in cities.
The bus, which was travelling between Guatemala City and San Marcos, crashed for unknown reasons, authorities say.
The recent strikes on boats in the Caribbean are an extension of a long US tradition of interference in the region.