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🌍 July Solidarity Update // Actualización Solidaria de Julio 🌍

July holds special meaning in Guatemala, marked by “El Día Fuera del Tiempo” (The Day Beyond Time), on the 25th—a sacred close to the Maya Calendar’s 13 moons and 364 days, inviting reflection, remembrance, and renewal. This month, communities honor the disappeared, celebrate resilience against state terror, and amplify youth-led struggles for environmental justice and self-determination. From defending [...]

By |August 5th, 2025|Categories: blog-español, Solidarity Update|0 Comments

Statement from the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Council of Olopa: Criminalization for Opposing Mining / Comunicado del Consejo Indígena Maya Ch’orti’ de Olopa: Criminalización por Oponerse a la Minería

Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. THE MAYA CH'ORTI INDIGENOUS COUNCIL OF OLOPA, CHIQUIMULA COMMUNICATES As Indigenous Authorities representing 16 Maya Ch'orti' communities of the municipality of Olopa, Chiquimula, we continue in RESISTANCE AGAINST MINING. In 2016, we denounced human rights [...]

By |July 30th, 2025|Categories: defensa del territorio, Defense of life and territory|0 Comments

ADH Statement: 19 Years of Struggle and Territorial Defense / Comunicado de ADH: 19 Años de Lucha y Defensa del Territorio

Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. ADH MARCHES ON: 19 years of struggle to defend our territory This July 25, 2025, the PEOPLES' ASSEMBLY OF HUEHUETENANGO FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR TERRITORY AND FOR COMMUNITY AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION (ADH) turns 19. This is a time [...]

AJR and ODHAG’s Statement: Justice and Memory in the Face of a Genocide Perpetrator’s Impunity / Comunicado de AJR y ODHAG: Justicia y memoria ante la impunidad de un genocida

Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. PRESS RELEASE The Association for Justice and Reconciliation - AJR - and the Office of Human Rights of the Archdiocese of Guatemala - ODHAG-, In light of the passing of the retired general Manuel Antonio Callejas [...]

Statement from Xinka Territory: Escazú, Sign for Life / Comunicado desde Territorio Xinka: Escazú, Firma por la Vida

Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ESCAZÚ-SIGN FOR LIFE The Youth Commission of the Parliament of the Xinka People of Guatemala, with the firm commitment to protect the environment, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and life in all its forms, [...]

By |July 17th, 2025|Categories: defensa del territorio, Defense of life and territory|0 Comments

Perspectivas de les Acompañantes: Dignidad Frente a la Injusticia – Celebrando 12 Años de la Sentencia por Genocidio Ixil

Internacionalista Nick (he/él) escribió esta carta entre los meses de junio y julio de 2025. Desde la Ciudad de Guatemala hasta Nebaj, la ciudad más grande de la región de Ixil, son siete horas en carro, arriba y abajo de montañas por carreteras empinadas cinceladas en la ladera. NISGUA llegó alrededor de las cuatro de la tarde del 8 [...]

By |July 15th, 2025|Categories: Justicia, Perspectivas de lxs acompañantes|0 Comments
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