Protests continue in Guatemala with Indigenous groups and others calling for the resignation of judicial officials they say are corrupt for trying to block the president-elect from taking power.
And recently, there was more violence against the protesters with the killing of an Indigenous leader.
Maria Martin has more.
From protests outside the Guatemala City headquarters of the public ministry to those by Guatemalan migrants in cities worldwide, this is the fifth week of a national strike that the Indigenous newspaper Prensa Comuniaria calls, “the megaphone of an unequal and impoverished country without opportunities.”
In Manhattan, Guatemalan migrants also called for the resignation of outgoing president Alejandro Giammattei who so far hasn’t made a move to acknowledge protesters’ demands.
Meanwhile, there’s mourning in the Xinca community in the Department of Jutiapa after this weekend’s murder of 65-year-old human rights defender Noé Gómez Barrera.
Gómez was much respected and had been active in organization his community’s participation in the peaceful protests of the last few weeks, which called for the government to respect the results of the August election that saw anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo elected president in a landslide.
Xinca organizations are calling for the authorities to investigate Gómez’ murder and for a stop to the violence against those taking part in the unprecedented pro-democracy national strike.
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