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Demand resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras in Guatemala

Demand resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras in Guatemala
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October 6 |

Indigenous authorities and community representatives, students, teachers and people of Guatemala, demand this Thursday the immediate dismissal of Attorney General Consuelo Porras, accused of conspiring against democracy.

According to local reports, this is the fourth day of protests against the Attorney General and head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Consuelo Porras, by blocking roads and calling for a national strike.

For their part, the indigenous and ancestral authorities of Guatemala, including the Indigenous Groups of Mayan Descent, presented a document to be delivered to President Alejandro Giammattei, in order for Porras to be removed from her position.

Indigenous organizations from 48 cantons of the department (province) of Totonicapán (west) and other social organizations, including universities and some trade unions, started the protests last Monday, when road authorities reported the blockage of at least 15 highways in different parts of the country.

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On the other hand, the president of 48 Cantones de Totonicapán, Luis Pacheco, requested the resignation of the prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche and the criminal judge Fredy Orellana, whom he accused of being involved in the electoral processes, and called the population to join the protests.

Likewise, they have referred that they will remain in the streets until Consuelo Porras is dismissed, whom they accuse of hindering the elections held this year in the nation, won by the social democrat party Movimiento Semilla, in the person of Bernardo Arévalo de León.

The Attorney General’s Office of Guatemala previously confiscated the voting records of the elections on September 30, an action which has generated accusations of illegality.

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First woman elected president in the Americas, Violeta Chamorro, dead at 95

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, former president of Nicaragua and the first woman in the Americas to be democratically elected head of state, passed away this Saturday in Costa Rica at the age of 95. A pivotal figure in Nicaragua’s transition to democracy, Chamorro achieved a historic victory over Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega in the 1990 elections, heading a broad opposition coalition.

The Chamorro Barrios family confirmed her death in a statement:
“Our mother, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, former president of Nicaragua, passed away today, June 14, 2025, at 2:21 a.m. (08:21 GMT) in San José, Costa Rica, at the age of 95, after a long illness.”

“Doña Violeta died peacefully, surrounded by the love and affection of her children and the extraordinary care of those who looked after her. She is now in the peace of the Lord,” her children Pedro Joaquín, Claudia Lucía, Cristiana, and Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios wrote.

Chamorro’s victory in 1990 marked a significant turning point in Central American politics, ending more than a decade of Sandinista rule and initiating a fragile but hopeful democratic chapter in Nicaragua’s history.

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Nicaraguan exile coalition urges Costa Rica to receive U.S. deportees fleeing Ortega regime

The Coalition of Nicaraguans in Exile urged Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves on Sunday to receive opponents and critics of the Ortega-Murillo regime currently residing in the United States who may be deported by the administration of Donald Trump.

“We appeal to you, Mr. President, to kindly consider, as an act of humanity and in accordance with the principles of international refugee law, the reopening of entry and temporary reception pathways for Nicaraguan citizens deported from the United States,” the coalition stated in a letter addressed to Chaves.

They specifically requested the reopening of entry for those Nicaraguans who had previously sought asylum or refugee status in Costa Rica and who express a well-founded fear for their lives and personal safety if returned to Nicaragua.

The organization, which identifies itself as committed to defending and promoting the human rights of Nicaraguans “forced into exile by the repression of the Sandinista dictatorship,” expressed its appeal with “urgency and deep concern.”

In the letter, the coalition emphasized the dramatic situation faced by thousands of Nicaraguans who fled political persecution under Daniel Ortega’s regime and are now at risk of deportation from the United States.

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Panama begins reverse migration by sea for 109 stranded migrants

Panamanian authorities have transported a group of 109 migrants of various nationalities by sea to La Miel, a Caribbean town on the country’s border with Colombia, to continue their return journey to South America. The move comes after the migrants failed to settle in the United States, following stricter immigration policies implemented under the administration of former President Donald Trump.

The National Migration Service (SNM) of Panama announced in a statement on Tuesday that the transfer was carried out from the Caribbean port of Colón using a vessel from Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (Senan). The operation was part of the country’s so-called “reverse flow” initiative, aimed at facilitating the safe return of migrants.

The official report noted that the group included migrants from nine different nationalities, with 75 adults and 34 minors on board. Authorities emphasized the “inter-institutional commitment to safe and humanitarian reverse migration.”

A source familiar with the process, speaking anonymously to EFE, confirmed that the vessel departed on Monday. Many of the migrants had opted into the reverse flow program after arriving at the Temporary Attention Center for Migrants (CATEM) in Costa Rica, where coordination was made with Panamanian authorities for their return.

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