http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/15406/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemalan-president-otto-perez-molina-loses-polit/33843 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Will Now Face Criminal Charges for Role in Customs Fraud Scandal </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/flags_plaza.jpg" alt="" title="Thousands of Guatemalans gather in the Central Plaza." width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div>September 1, 2015</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>We write you now upon receiving the news that Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has lost his political immunity following a vote in congress this afternoon. Members of a pro-Perez union tried to restrict congress members from entering congress to vote and arrived early this morning with bats and sticks to intimidate citizens. </div><p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemalan-president-otto-perez-molina-loses-polit/33843" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemalan-president-otto-perez-molina-loses-polit/33843#comments Jackie McVicar Lisa Rankin Action directe Governance La paix et la guerre Solidarité Breaking the Silence Guatemala Tatamagouche Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:55:37 +0000 jackie mcvicar 33843 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemala%E2%80%99s-national-strike-demands-and-end-corrup/33842 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The week before Guatemala’s General Elections sees Hundreds of Thousands of Guatemalans in the Streets </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/protest_hospital.jpg" alt="" title="Nurses and Doctors March in the National Strike: Otto Perez Thief - Jail is Waiting for You. Tito Arias - You&#039;re Not Welcome in Our Hospital" width="450" height="253" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(First published on <a href="http://www.breakingthesilenceblog.com" title="www.breakingthesilenceblog.com" rel="nofollow">www.breakingthesilenceblog.com</a>)</p> <p>Guatemala&rsquo;s National Strike Demands and End to Corruption and Impunity: The week before Guatemala&rsquo;s General Elections sees Hundreds of Thousands of Guatemalans in the Streets</p> <p>August 28, 2015</p> <p>It was a cross between indignation and a party.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemala%E2%80%99s-national-strike-demands-and-end-corrup/33842" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/guatemala%E2%80%99s-national-strike-demands-and-end-corrup/33842#comments Jackie McVicar Lisa Rankin Action directe Governance La paix et la guerre Solidarité #justice Guatemala international development Tatamagouche Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:38:44 +0000 jackie mcvicar 33842 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca