Guatemalan Indigenous Woman Overcomes Educational Barriers, Advocates for Girls' Rights
Josefina Tíu, a 21-year-old indigenous Q'eqchi' woman from Guatemala, overcame three attempts to deny her education, highlighting the systemic barriers faced by indigenous girls. Her university enrollment, activism against violence toward girls, and advocacy for education demonstrate the potential f...
Guatemalan Indigenous Woman Overcomes Educational Barriers, Advocates for Girls' Rights
Josefina Tíu, a 21-year-old indigenous Q'eqchi' woman from Guatemala, overcame three attempts to deny her education, highlighting the systemic barriers faced by indigenous girls. Her university enrollment, activism against violence toward girls, and advocacy for education demonstrate the potential f...
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28% Bias Score
Guatemalan Deportation Flight Highlights US Immigration Policy
A chartered deportation flight from Alexandria, Louisiana, carrying Guatemalan citizens who entered the US without documentation, landed in Guatemala City on Monday, met with a warm welcome by officials despite some having faced criminal charges in the US, highlighting the ongoing repatriation proce...
Guatemalan Deportation Flight Highlights US Immigration Policy
A chartered deportation flight from Alexandria, Louisiana, carrying Guatemalan citizens who entered the US without documentation, landed in Guatemala City on Monday, met with a warm welcome by officials despite some having faced criminal charges in the US, highlighting the ongoing repatriation proce...
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44% Bias Score
Trump uses military aircraft for mass deportations, escalating immigration enforcement".
President Trump initiated deportation flights using military aircraft, sending approximately 75-80 Guatemalans back to their country; this action, costing significantly more than using civilian aircraft, is part of a broader plan to reverse Biden-era immigration policies.
Trump uses military aircraft for mass deportations, escalating immigration enforcement".
President Trump initiated deportation flights using military aircraft, sending approximately 75-80 Guatemalans back to their country; this action, costing significantly more than using civilian aircraft, is part of a broader plan to reverse Biden-era immigration policies.
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52% Bias Score
Guatemala's Arca Film Lab: Reviving Analogue Photography in Central America
In Guatemala City, Arca Film Lab, run by Fabriccio Díaz and Lucía Ramírez, is Central America's only fully operational photo film development lab, processing over 800 rolls this year and serving over 60 clients monthly, overcoming challenges in importing chemicals and equipment.
Guatemala's Arca Film Lab: Reviving Analogue Photography in Central America
In Guatemala City, Arca Film Lab, run by Fabriccio Díaz and Lucía Ramírez, is Central America's only fully operational photo film development lab, processing over 800 rolls this year and serving over 60 clients monthly, overcoming challenges in importing chemicals and equipment.
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40% Bias Score
Deportation and Murder: Guatemalan Immigrant Charged in Subway Arson Death
On December 22, 2023, Debrina Kawam, a 61-year-old New Jersey woman possibly experiencing homelessness, was set on fire and killed by Sebastian Zapeta, a previously deported Guatemalan immigrant, aboard a Brooklyn subway train; Zapeta has been charged with murder and arson.
Deportation and Murder: Guatemalan Immigrant Charged in Subway Arson Death
On December 22, 2023, Debrina Kawam, a 61-year-old New Jersey woman possibly experiencing homelessness, was set on fire and killed by Sebastian Zapeta, a previously deported Guatemalan immigrant, aboard a Brooklyn subway train; Zapeta has been charged with murder and arson.
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56% Bias Score
Indictment in NYC Subway Arson Murder
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan man who entered the U.S. illegally, has been indicted on murder and arson charges for allegedly setting a sleeping woman on fire on a New York City subway train on Sunday, December 2023, after which he allegedly watched her burn to death. The victim is stil...
Indictment in NYC Subway Arson Murder
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan man who entered the U.S. illegally, has been indicted on murder and arson charges for allegedly setting a sleeping woman on fire on a New York City subway train on Sunday, December 2023, after which he allegedly watched her burn to death. The victim is stil...
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28% Bias Score
Dozens Deported to Guatemala Amid Renewed Focus on U.S. Immigration Policy
A U.S. chartered deportation flight carrying dozens of Guatemalan deportees landed in Guatemala City on Monday morning; the flight, from Alexandria, Louisiana, has drawn attention due to President Trump's immigration policies, although Guatemalan officials stated no increase in deportations has occu...
Dozens Deported to Guatemala Amid Renewed Focus on U.S. Immigration Policy
A U.S. chartered deportation flight carrying dozens of Guatemalan deportees landed in Guatemala City on Monday morning; the flight, from Alexandria, Louisiana, has drawn attention due to President Trump's immigration policies, although Guatemalan officials stated no increase in deportations has occu...
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40% Bias Score
Military Deployed to Southern Border, Deportation Flights to Guatemala
The U.S. military deployed 1,500 troops to the Southern border to support CBP, simultaneously conducting two deportation flights to Guatemala carrying approximately 80 deportees using military aircraft for the first time since 1982, while the Pentagon suspended most social media to focus on this mis...
Military Deployed to Southern Border, Deportation Flights to Guatemala
The U.S. military deployed 1,500 troops to the Southern border to support CBP, simultaneously conducting two deportation flights to Guatemala carrying approximately 80 deportees using military aircraft for the first time since 1982, while the Pentagon suspended most social media to focus on this mis...
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44% Bias Score
RSF Criticizes Guatemala's Insufficient Protection of Journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) criticized Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo's insufficient efforts to protect journalists, urging stronger action despite some progress in fostering dialogue and press freedom; however, the Public Ministry's continued criminalization of journalists under Consuelo...
RSF Criticizes Guatemala's Insufficient Protection of Journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) criticized Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo's insufficient efforts to protect journalists, urging stronger action despite some progress in fostering dialogue and press freedom; however, the Public Ministry's continued criminalization of journalists under Consuelo...
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40% Bias Score
Guatemalan and Salvadoran Troops Arrive in Haiti to Bolster Security Mission
On Friday, 83 security personnel from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Port-au-Prince to join the US- and UN-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission combating Haiti's gang violence, which has intensified since President Jovenel Moïse's 2021 assassination.
Guatemalan and Salvadoran Troops Arrive in Haiti to Bolster Security Mission
On Friday, 83 security personnel from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Port-au-Prince to join the US- and UN-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission combating Haiti's gang violence, which has intensified since President Jovenel Moïse's 2021 assassination.
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36% Bias Score
NYC Subway Murder: Homeless Woman Set Ablaze, Suspect Faces Life Sentence
On December 22, 2023, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, allegedly set Debrina Kawam, 57, on fire while she slept on a Brooklyn subway car, killing her; Zapeta, who illegally re-entered the U.S. after deportation from Guatemala, faces murder and arson charges.
NYC Subway Murder: Homeless Woman Set Ablaze, Suspect Faces Life Sentence
On December 22, 2023, Sebastian Zapeta, 33, allegedly set Debrina Kawam, 57, on fire while she slept on a Brooklyn subway car, killing her; Zapeta, who illegally re-entered the U.S. after deportation from Guatemala, faces murder and arson charges.
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52% Bias Score
NYC Subway Arson: Murder Indictment
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan man, has been indicted in Brooklyn for murder and arson after allegedly setting a sleeping woman on fire on a Coney Island F train on Sunday, sparking concerns about subway safety despite overall crime being down.
NYC Subway Arson: Murder Indictment
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan man, has been indicted in Brooklyn for murder and arson after allegedly setting a sleeping woman on fire on a Coney Island F train on Sunday, sparking concerns about subway safety despite overall crime being down.
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32% Bias Score