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The last 48 hours of the electoral process as lived by members of the Sipakapense Civic Committee and the people of Sipakapa.

The last 48 hours of the electoral process as lived by members of the Sipakapense Civic Committee and the people of Sipakapa.

Mining activities in the region have a long history of unleashing violence.

Six months after a violent eviction at the hands of a Canadian mining company, local Q’eqchi’ communities continue their resistance.

Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine causes internal conflicts within local Mam Mayan communities in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala.

The Municipality of Concepcion Tutuapa unanimously rejects projects of exploitation through a community consultation.

Community leaders from Honduras and Guatemala attend Goldcorp’s AGM to denounce injustices in their mining-affected communities.

Kenneth Cook, Canadian ambassador to Guatemala, discredits footage by Schnoor and Rodríguez documenting violent evictions by Canadian mining company.

Video filmed and produced by Steven Schnoor. Still photography by MiMundo.org.

Q’eqchi’ Mayan communities in El Estor and Panzos are evicted by Canadian Mining Company CGN (Part III).

Q’eqchi’ Mayan communities in El Estor and Panzos are evicted by Canadian Mining Company CGN (Part II).

Q’eqchi’ Mayan communities in El Estor and Panzos are evicted by Canadian Mining Company CGN (Part I).

Q’eqchi’ Mayan community members of Barrio La Revolucion in El Estor await as an eviction order is issued by Canadian Mining Company CGN.

Along the northern edge of Lake Izabal, a Canadian-run nickel mining project has been the source of numerous social conflicts for over 45 years.

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