Guatemala Violence

For Guatemalan Gangs, Rape Brings Status

globalpost.com | Ezra Fieser | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- Sandra doesn't go outside after dark anymore. She lives in one of this city's most notorious areas, where rival gangs hav...

Daring Guatemalan Publisher Convicted on Trumped-Up Charge

Susan Benesch | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Susan Benesch

A courageous publisher risks spending a year in jail for printing a photograph of a dog in one of the world's most crime-ridden nations.

Mexico Drug Violence Spills Into Guatemala

LA Times | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


Authorities have boosted security at a Guatemala City prison since the arrests of members of the Zetas, a violent drug gang from Mexico....

Dead Guatemalan Lawyer Left Video Blaming President For His Death (VIDEO)

Posted 06.13.2009 | World


JUAN CARLOS LLORCA | Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY - A lawyer slain by gunmen over the weekend appears in a video tape that emerged Monday allegin...

Guatemalan Undertakers Thrive From High Crime, Murders

Miam Herald | Posted 06.01.2009 | World


At a park near the historic center of Guatemala City, a bus driver was recently shot and killed, one of dozens this year. Denis Enamorado waited beyon...

Guatemala Teens Allegedly Film Body Dismemberment

AP | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan police say two teenagers suspected of killing one of their gang leaders used a cell phone to record the victim being...