May 12, 2013.

Roughly around 100 supporters of the armed forces gathered Sunday morning at 10 AM to protest outside Matamoros Barracks where former general and ex de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt is held imprisoned. Rios Montt was recently convicted for genocide and crimes against humanity during Guatemala’s civil war.

Ana Virginia Giron gives an animated speech denouncing the genocide verdict. Ana is the daughter of an army officer killed in 1973. Behind her a sign reads: “The reconciliation law applies to everyone.”

A young woman holds a sign that reads: “In Guatemala there was no genocide.”

The t-shirt reads: “Liberty for those who fought for our freedom.”

Dora de Gonzalez, married to an Army officer, states: “I am here because I lived the war. I think it is unfair that [Judge] Jazmin Barrios sold out our country for a few euros. There was no genocide here, there was a war. The Army fought under the constitutional law to protect national sovereignty. The guerrilla was nearly in the capital city and the army was able to throw them out. The guerrilla is bitter because they lost.”

“The Peace Secretary said: There was no genocide.”

After several people spoke on the loudspeaker, a prayer was held.

The event ended with those present signing an army fight song and the national anthem.

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May 10, 2013.

For the first time in world history, a former head of state was not only tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in a national court, but found guilty of these charges. Former Guatemalan de facto head of state Jose Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala from March 1982 to August 1983, was sentenced to 80 years of jail. Judge Jazmin Barrios declared that military scorched earth campaigns during that period systematically and repeatedly massacred the Ixil Mayan people and indiscriminate patterns of violence were shown. She concluded that Ríos Montt had both command authority and “full knowledge of what was happening and did nothing to stop it.”

Members of the Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC) and Coordinación y Convergencia Nacional Maya Waqib ‘Kej hold a Mayan Ceremony outside the Supreme Court of Justice the morning before the final audience begins.

The final audience begins at 8 hours, when José Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, former Head of Intelligence during the Rios Montt de facto government, declares himself innocent.

Soon after Judge Jazmin Barrios issues a break until 16:00 hours when a verdict will be read.

Meanwhile, a separate audience is called in at Judge Carol Flores’ high risk courtroom.

Judge Carol Flores ratifies a previous order from April 19th nullifying the trial’s testimonies. This parallel ruling causes confusion with regards to the fate of the trial, yet does not immediately affect sentencing from Judge Barrios.

Defense lawyer Francisco Palomo.

Ixil Mayan Indigenous authorities await sentencing.

1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu.

Efrain Rios Montt enters the courtroom.

Family members and supporters of the accused clap and yell: “long live the glorious armed forces of Guatemala!”

Defense attorneys Cesar Calderon (left) and Francisco Palomo listen to the Judge Barrios’ verdict.

Former Head of Intelligence Rodriguez Sanchez (center) is absolved of all charges.

From left to right: defense lawyer Jaime Hernandez Zamora, the main accused Efrain Rios Montt, and controversial defense lawyer Francisco Garcia Gudiel, listen to Judge Barrios’ verdict.

Rios Montt reacts to the guilty verdict.

Rios Montt, 86, reacts as he is issued 80 years in jail – 50 for genocide and 30 for crimes against humanity.

Judge Jazmin Barrios orders the apprehension of Rios Montt as she stands along with judges Patricia Bustamante (left) and Pablo Xitumul.

1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu (right) embraces an Ixil woman as the crowd reacts to the guilty verdict.

Human rights activist Marylena Bustamante holds a photo of her detained-disappeared brother Emil Bustamante. Emil was still seen alive in a military cell on March 23, 1982, the day the coup d’etat placed Rios Montt in power. Emil’s remains are yet to be found.

Benjamin Manuel Jeronimo, President of the wartime victims organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), plaintiff organization in the case.

Reactions outside the courtroom.

Human rights activists Sandra Moran (left) and Lolita Chavez embrace.

Ixil women clap and dance in euphoric joy as the chant “we won! we beat him!”

Ana Lainez, indigenous mayor of Nebaj, raises her baton as the Ixil Mayan people exit the courtroom and march through the aptly called Plaza of the Human Rights.

Judge Barrios declared, “There cannot be peace without justice in Guatemala.” She reiterated that genocide has affected all Guatemalans and urged the Public Prosecutors office to investigate and indict others responsible for genocide.

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May 9, 2013.

On the 26th day of the historic Genocide trial against former de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt and his Head of Intelligence Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, the prosecution and defense gave their closing statements and the main accused, Rios Montt, finally declared.

The prosecution lawyers await for the start of the proceedings.

Rios Montt enters the courtroom.

Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez (right) talks with defense lawyer Francisco Garcia Gudiel.

Ixil Mayan women receive radios for simultaneous translation from Spanish to Ixil.

The defense team has a laugh with Rios Montt.

Edgar Perez, prosecution lawyer, declares during his closing statement: “Did the Ixil civilians die in combat? No. They were executed. The [army] attacked children, women, elderly, men, all of whom were unarmed… without clothing… without a roof. We are faced with a transcendental international event. A strong sentence must be dictated.”

Defense lawyer Francisco Garcia Gudiel.

Former de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt takes the stand.

Rios Montt declares: “I never ordered attacks against any race, ethnic or religious group. I never did… I presented myself voluntarily after the order of arrest was issued because I did not commit genocide and I refuse to be called as such.”

Human rights activists Marylena Bustamante (left) and Iduvina Hernandez watch Rios Montt during his declaration.

Congresswoman Zury Rios.

Among defense lawyer Garcia Gudiel’s closing arguments were xenophobic and racist statements where he deemed the United Nations was to blame for interference with Guatemalan internal affairs: “Why does that chinito (equivalent to chink in English) from the United Nations (referring to Korean Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon) send people from the UN here to Guatemala?! He probably does not even know where Guatemala is! The internal problems of Guatemala can be solved by us Guatemalans. We don’t need gringo hippies here who are only parasitic and live off international aid!”

Defense lawyer Francisco Palomo listens to Garcia Gudiel.

Francisco Soto, executive director of the Center for the Legal Action of Human Rights (CALDH, in Spanish), declares in his closing statement: “We’ve been struggling for justice for 30 years. This isn’t violence, it isn’t vengeance, it’s a right. This is an important moment of historic memory for our country. If we forget, we are condemned to repeat.”

Ixil men wearing traditional hats leave the courtroom. Judge Barrios should issue a sentence on Friday, May 10th, unless unexpected events delay the trial.

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May 2, 2013.

Images from the first day of the declared State of Siege in the municipalities of Casillas & San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, and Mataquescuintla & Jalapa, Jalapa. A violent mining conflict in the region involving Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources has erupted this week resulting in a State of Siege where numerous constitutional rights are suspended for 30 days. The conflict erupted on Saturday April 27th, when the mine’s security personnel shot six protesters who were on their way to participate in a peaceful protest camp outside the mine. Despite the violence and community consultations that have taken place in the past few months where nearly all the population has voted against the mining project, the official accord was signed by president Otto Perez Molina on Monday, April 29th. On Tuesday, April 30th, during a confusing incident, local residents held hostage 23 National Police Officers. During an ensuing scuffle, one officer was shot dead and four patrol cars burned. Today, the government officially declared a State of Siege and placed arrest orders against numerous residents, including local leaders who have been active in peaceful and legal resistances against the mining project.

San Rafael Las Flores:

Officers from the Specialized Criminal Investigation Division exit the home of a local person being held.

Mayor of San Rafael Las Flores, Leeonel Morales.

Gloria Marina Caute, 40, from Mataquescuintla, laments the presence of the soldiers in the central park of San Rafael Las Flores: “My business has gone down. Everyone is afraid.”

Sign reads: “No more mine!”

Mataquescuintla, Jalapa:

Laguna del Pito Hamlet, Jalapa:

Soldiers watch the police patrol cars burned on Tuesday, April 29th.

Previous photo essays on San Rafael Las Flores:

2012-03. Goldcorp’s Legacy: Criminalization and Mining Resistance in San Rafael Las Flores

2012-07. In San Rafael Las Flores and my House, the Mine does not Pass

Excellent investigative report by Sandra Cuffe: State of Siege: Mining Conflict Escalates in Guatemala

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April 19, 2013.

Despite the trial’s suspension ordered by High Risk Court Judge Carol Flores on the previous day, Judge Jazmin Barrios reconvened the trial on the 21st day to decide on a course of action. Judge Barrios ruled that Judge Flores’ annulment is illegal and will be asking the Constitutional Court, Guatemala’s highest judicial body, to rule on the fate of the genocide trial. Afterwards, a protest march walked from the Supreme Court of Justice to the Constitutional Court.

The accused, Rodriguez Sanchez (forefront) and Rios Montt, appeared without lawyers.

Members of the prosecution team await Judge Barrios’ ruling.

Judge Barrios declares no one person has the right to annul the trial, hence will be asking the Constitutional Court to decide on the fate of the trial.

Julia Cortez, former president of the plaintiff organization AJR (Association for Justice and Reconciliation) celebrates the decision.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu applauds the decision.

Human rights defenders Claudia Samayoa (center) and Iduvina Hernandez also applaud the decision by Judge Barrios.

Human rights defender Marylena Bustamante also applauds the decision.

Page quoting a tweet by @puebloresiste states: “It is because of my detained-disappeared family members that I can clam #ThereWasGenocide”.

Protest march goes from the Supreme Court of Justice to the Constitutional Court (CC).

Edgar Perez, one of the prosecution lawyers, arrives to the CC.

According to the prosecution team, no trial can be suspended for more than 10 business days. Hence, they expect the CC, highest court in the land, to rule by May 2nd.

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April 18, 2013.

Events took a wild turn on the twentieth day of the genocide trial against former de facto dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and former Intelligence Director José Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez. First, the defense lawyers abruptly walked out in protest to Judge Jazmin Barrios’ denial for a postponement. Afterwards, during a special afternoon session, Judge Carol Flores, presiding a high risk courtroom, declared invalid all testimonies until now – basically nullifying the historic case. Following are images from the courtroom today.

Defense lawyer Cesar Calderon pleads for a 24 hour postponement.

Judge Jazmin Barrios listens to the defense pleas.

Defense team walks out in protest to the denial for the postponement, abandoning their clients, former generals Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez and Efrain Rios Montt.

Judge Jazmin Barrios declares a 24 hour postponement until the defense lawyers are found. Nevertheless, hours later, the trial was suspended indefinitely by Judge Carol Flores.

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April 3, 2013.

While the genocide trial goes on a few blocks from the central park, a battle between street vendors and Mayor Alvaro Arzu’s Metropolitan Police (PMT) took place for most of the afternoon in the capital’s center. Mayor Arzu’s gentrification project has been highly criticized as numerous street vendors who have had stalls along 8th street in the city center are being forcibly pushed out. Some have been moved to the Amate and Railroad markets. Nevertheless, the vendors claim there is not enough room for everyone in these off-site markets, and that the project is highly exclusive of those who already struggle to make a living to survive.

PMT officers retaliated on many occasions with rocks.

Most of the battle took place along 8th street, between 7th and 8th avenues.

As the battle intensified, anti-riot units of the National Civil Police were called in.

The equipment of numerous PMT officers was badly damaged, and reports claim 7 of them were treated for injuries.

During a lull, this woman vendor who preferred to remain anonymous stated: “[Mayor] Arzu treats us like thieves! He didn’t even have the courtesy of letting us know we were being evicted. Where’s the eviction order? Where is the peace!?” [Reference to when then-president Arzu signed the Peace Agreements that ended the 36-year conflict in 1996].

Lucia Parra, Mayan woman from San Antonio Palopo who has been selling handcrafts along the Catherdral’s outer walls for years, recapped what happened: “The police just came, and without saying anything, they took our things. One of them choked me, and even tore my huipil (traditional blouse). We have a right to find a way to feed our children. I can not believe they took all my merchandise. Arzu is the real thief!”

Numerous street venders were heard chanting: “If he treats us like animals, we will react like animals! We are street vendors, not thieves!”

When asked about an eviction order, PMT officers replied they “had nothing to declare.”

A dialogue is supposed to take between the municipality and the street vendors to figure out a solution.

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March 19, 2013.

Images from the first day of the historic trial against former de facto dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and former Intelligence Director José Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez. Ríos Montt and Rodriguez Sanchez are charged with Genocide and crimes against humanity during the civil war in Guatemala (1960-1996) against the Ixil Mayan people.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchu greets some of the victims’ families.

Former de facto dictator Efraín Ríos Montt who ruled from March 1982 until August 1983.

Julia Cortez, former president of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) – plaintiff organization in the Genocide case, takes a photo with her cell phone. Ms. Cortez declared: “We feel a sense of dignity for our lost loved ones, as we were unfairly called guerrillas. But today justice will be applied against this general who committed massacres in our communities.”

Zury Ríos, daughter of former de facto dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and current congresswoman.

Rosalina Tuyuc, former congresswoman and founder of the National Coordination for Guatemalan Widows (CONAVIGUA).

Supporters of Ríos Montt gather outside the court house claiming amnesty for everyone was included in the 1996 Peace Accords.

“Communism ‘finances’ the destruction of national unity.”

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compañeras y compañeros

Con mucha preocupacion queremos  manifestar el noticia lamentable  que el dia hoy 15 de marzo a  las 7:30 de la mañana fue capturado el compañero Ruben Herrera, miembro de la coordinacion de ADH, cuando estaba saliendo de su casa.  El compañero Ruben Herrera lo vinculan con el caso de Barillas junto con 22 personas que aun tienen orden de captura.

Es inconcebible la persecusion legal contra los lideres y lideresas cuando el juzgado ya declaro inocentes y  en librertad a los 11 presos politicos detenidos durante 8 meses por los mismos casos.

Hacemos un llamado a las organizaciones sociales nacionales e internacionales su solidaridad para frenar esta sistematica violacion a nuestros derechos fundamentales y denunciar el papel delincuencial y hostil de la empresa Hidrosantacruz, causante de esta tragedia que inicio hace 3 años.

Manifestamos nuestro profundo apoyo y solidaridad con la familia del compañero Ruben Herrera y exigimos su liberacion lo mas pronto posible.

NUESTRAS LUCHAS SON LEGITIMAS Y DEMOCRATICAS, NO SOMOS DELINCUENTES
LIBERTAD A NUESTROS PRESOS POLITICOS
“TODAS Y TODOS SOMOS BARILLAS”

Huehuetenango, viernes 15 de marzo de 2013

The Basque Solidarity Organization EntreAmigos-Lagun Artean presents a MiMundo.org photo exhibit:

2012 New Mayan Era: Vindications and Struggles of a People

The exhibit is being held continuously in Getxo (Bilbao region) of Basque Country (Spanish State).

Dec. 9, 2012: Feria Getxotik Mundura, Plaza del Metro Las Arenas.

Dec. 10, 2012 – Jan. 7, 2013: Polideportivo Gobela

Jan. 8 – Jan. 28, 2013: IES Alxerrota

Feb. 15 – Mar. 4, 2013: Biblioteca Villamonte

For more information, visit the Lagun Artean exhibit page (in Spanish)

Images from the first two exhibits:

Events in the Guatemalan northern city of Huehuetenango during the much-awaited end of the Mayan Oxlajuj Baktun provide a clear reflection of the divisions and challenges faced by Mayan communities today. The media exploited erroneous apocalyptic rumors, the government and business sectors viewed it as an opportunity to gain economically through tourism, and progressive groups seized the opportunity “to strengthen ancestral wisdom and never-ending search for balance” while vindicating what seem never-ending struggles for justice, inclusion, and self-determination. (1)

December 20, 2012:

16:45. Official government-sponsored activities began on December 20th in Huehuetenango’s central park. Here, María Mercedes Escobar, 2012 Departmental Queen of Huehuetenango, dances during an event called “Mayan Queens”. According to a United Nations Development Program report from 2011, Huehuetenango has an indigenous Mayan population of 64%, equivalent to 725,000 people, from which 85% live in poverty or extreme poverty. (2)

Soldiers from the 5th Infantry Brigade, stationed in Mariscal Gregorio Solares base, Huehuetenango, place checkpoints outside the ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu.

The population of Huehuetenango suffered brutal violence during the 36-year Internal Armed Conflict (1960-1996) as numerous massacres were carried out against the civilian population, mostly by the Armed Forces. While the 1996 Peace Accords prohibit the Guatemalan State from using its Armed Forces for internal security issues, three successive governments have continually violated this pact by having Army personnel patrol the streets.

17:51. Wilson Romero Tojín De León (left), 20, and Gaspar Hernández Mendoza, 18, both soldiers in the 5th Infantry Brigade, light up candles previous to the Oxlajuj Baktun celebrations in the ancient Mayan city of Zaculeu. Hundreds of soldiers in plain clothes served as security personnel throughout the event.

18:08. A Mayan spiritual ceremony takes place in Zaculeu’s main plaza on the eve before the end of the Oxlajuj (or 13) Baktun Era. According to the long Mayan Calendar, 13 Baktun consists of 5,129 years.

Agustín García López (middle), Ajq’ij, or Mayan Spiritual Guide, from San Sebastian Huehuetenango, leads celebrations in the ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu. Agustín states: “I was selected by our ancestors through my dreams so that I could ask our mother earth and father sun for the wellbeing of our community. I am here to thank the Sun for having shone on us the past 5200 years, and to welcome him in these next 5200 years to come.”

Santiago Ordoñez, Ajq’ij from San Idelfonso Ixtahuacán, carries out an act of blessing or healing during the ceremony.

María Pérez Domingo, Ajq’ij from San Idelfonso Ixtahuacán affiliated to Oxlajuj Ajpop, prays to the four cardinal points.

5,200 candles were placed on the temples of Zaculeu, each representing a year of the Baktun cycle.

December 21, 2012:

6:11. A Mayan spiritual ceremony takes place in Zaculeu’s main plaza to welcome the Sunrise on the last day of the Oxlajuj Baktun.

6:46. Anselma Robledo Bravos, 16, Tectitec Mayan, takes a photograph of the events in the Main Plaza with her cell phone from the top of Structure 9.

Anselma states: “I think it was the foreigners who invented this whole end-of-the-world scenario so they could make movies and profit from it.”

7:22. María Pérez Domingo, Ajq’ij from San Idelfonso Ixtahuacán affiliated to Oxlajuj Ajpop, carries out healing and blessing sessions during the ceremony. “I guess God wanted me to drink a lot today” she states, since part of her sessions involve the drinking and spitting of liquor.

Tectitec Mayan women hired by the Ministry of Public Health, official organizer of the event in Zaculeu, dance around a bonfire that serves as the center of the Mayan spiritual ceremony.

Alberto Eugenio Hernández, Ajq’ij from Tectitán hired by the Ministry of Health, prays during the ceremony. Mr. Hernández holds the unique distinction of using an FC Barcelona soccer team scarf as a head wrap and praying utensil.

A girl stands in front of hand-woven morrales, or satchels, for sale that read “Guate 13 Baktun”. The two lines with three dots above represent the number 13 as written in ancient Mayan scripture.

9:33. A group called the “Mayas Latinos” spent several hours on top of Structure 1, the tallest in Zaculeu, performing numerous musical acts using instruments associated with Mesoamerica indigenous cultures, such as the rain stick and unique percussion instruments.

9:35. An unaffiliated group performs an intimate Mayan ceremony in the Main Plaza during a break in the official event schedule.

A boy plays with candles atop Structure 1.

An indigenous man from San Juan Atitán descends a structure while a foreign tourist reads.

10:52. A representative of the Ministry of Public Health, governmental institution that organized the official celebration in the ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu, introduces Mayan spiritual leaders who accepted to participate in the State-sponsored event.

Jorge Villavicencio, Minister of Public Health, gives an interview while an Armed Forces special unit member known as a Kaibil watches in the background. “This is an important event, a chance to let the world know of the natural and cultural riches found in Guatemala,” states the minister.

Alberto Eugenio Hernández (center), Ajq’ij from Tectitán, leads a dance during the government-sponsored celebrations in the ancient Mayan site of Zaculeu. Mr. Hernández, who also held Mayan Ceremonies throughout the day, uses an FC Barcelona soccer team scarf as a head wrap during ceremonies and as a dance prop during his performances.

Performers hired by the Ministry of Culture participate in an event recreating the Mayan ball game during the official celebrations at Zaculeu.

9:26. People sit on top of Structure 1 with a banner that reads: “13 Baktun, the resistance continues in Barillas” as they await the start of a Western Mayan People’s Council (Consejo de los Pueblos Maya del Occidente – CPO -, in Spanish) event in Zaculeu. The CPO, which held a political event to counter the official State-run celebrations, declared during a communiqué read out loud: “It is offensive for the Maya people to see the economic power and government institutions promote the folklorization (sic) of Oxlajuj B’ak’tun, commercializing this important event, creating a political image out of tourist promotion and the presentation of spectacles, in a way that does not appropriately interpret the Mayan view of the world.” (3)

Aniceto Morales, from Colotenango, acts as master of ceremonies during the CPO’s event. The communiqué also declares: “It is shameful on the part of the Guatemalan government to make the international community believe it is promoting the Mayan culture, when it continues to develop an aggressive policy of appropriation of our natural resources. This manifests itself in hundreds of concessions and imposed mining projects, hydroelectric dams, oil extraction, monoculture crops for transnational companies, all in the name of false development as a method of domination and racism in Guatemala.” (4)

Victor Manuel Sales Ortíz, formerly known as Commander José Luis of the Poor People’s Army (EGP), former congressman for the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) from 2003 to 2007, current president of the Mam People’s Council Saqtx’otx’ Chinab’jul and board member of the CPO, prepares to speak at the event.

“In exercising of our collective rights as regulated by the ILO Convention 169 and the Declaration by the United Nations on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples, the response of the state has been the criminalization of social struggles and repression against our communities and leaders,” states the CPO’s communiqué. (5)

Monsignor Alvaro Ramazzini, dressed in a traditional Todos Santos Cuchumatán outfit (left), dances during the CPO’s alternative event. Monsignor Ramazzini, well-know advocate of self-determination by Guatemala’s indigenous communities and Bishop of Huehuetenango since July 2012, declares: “I am sad to see that the government is holding a simultaneous event just a few meters from us. It is sad because what the country really needs is a radical democracy, one where the people can choose freely without any manipulations. This country continues to be run by a small minority who ignores the needs of the majority, mostly indigenous peasants.”

Hundreds gather to dance in unison as they form a spiral.

The CPO communiqué continues: “The attacks against our communities include May 1st in Santa Cruz Barillas and the Totonicapán massacre of October 4th, which force us to continue our process of reforming and strengthening our own authorities and institutions. We will continue to promote the correct application of the norms and principals regulated by the ILO Convention 169 and the Declaration by the United Nations on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples. At the start of this new era, native peoples should move from submission to effective participation as historic political actors.” (6)

Eliub Orozco (with microphone), from San Marcos, introduces Pablo Antonio Pablo from Santa Cruz Barillas. On May 1st, Pablo suffered serious injuries from an armed attack carried out by private security forces from the Santa Cruz Hydroelectric project in Barillas. A long-running dispute due to the development of Spanish-run Hydro Santa Cruz despite a community consultation, or plebiscite, that rejected the development of such projects, triggered a violent conflict this year that has led to numerous deaths, a state of siege, permanent militarization and political persecution in the area.

11:21. National Civil Police officers look on to the CPO’s political event as the communiqué concludes: “The Presidential reform to the Constitution of the Republic and reforms to the mining law and laws governing teacher education, are initiatives by the government that do not favor our communities. Instead, they represent setbacks to the victories of social struggles because they are meant to consolidate the economic model of accumulation based on agro-business; mining, oil, and hydroelectric exploitation and the privatization of public services, only benefiting a limited number of families who have historically exploited and repressed our communities.” (7)

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1 Consejo de Pueblos Maya de Occidente (CPO). “Posicionamiento Político en el Marco del Oxlajuj B’ak’tun”. Nov. 30, 2012.
2 Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD). Cifras para el desarrollo humano: Huehuetenango. Guatemala, 2011.
3 Op. Cit. CPO
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Ibid.
7 Ibid.

The Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala (PAQG) and Breaking the Silence (BTS) present a MiMundo.org photo exhibit:

Mines to the South, Gas to the North: Same Dispossession?

The Prissy Pig Café & Deli
20 St. Andrews Street. Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
From October 5th to October 30th.

For all exhibit dates and venues visit the PAQG page