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Jul
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Foreign ministers of more than a dozen countries condemn mass arrests in Cuba

Foreign ministers of more than a dozen countries condemn mass arrests in Cuba

WORLD
THE foreign ministers of the United States and 20 other countries have condemned mass arrests in Cuba and called for full restoration of Internet access in the island nation that has recently been rocked by political unrest. The joint statement was issued by the governments of Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Guatemala, Greece, Honduras, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of Korea, and Ukraine, alongside the United States. "Democracies around the world are coming together to support the Cuban people, calling on the Cuban government to respect Cubans' demands for universal human rights,"…
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Jul
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

WORLD
SOFIA MENCHU HUNDREDS of Guatemalans have protested outside the presidential palace against the ouster of anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval, who fled the country overnight after being stripped of his post in a move that sparked a global outcry. Sandoval, who had led the Guatemalan Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) until Friday, fled to the Salvadoran border in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the country's human rights ombudsman Jordan Rodas. "The decision was made to safeguard his life," Rodas told Reuters. Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Porras removed Sandoval from his post on Friday as the head of…
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Apr
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Guatemala blocks travel from Brazil, UK and South Africa

Guatemala blocks travel from Brazil, UK and South Africa

COVID-19
GUATEMALA will restrict entry to visitors who have recently been to Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa in an effort to control a jump in coronavirus cases, President Alejandro Giammattei has announced. The measure will go into effect on Saturday and last through April 30, applying to tourists who have been to those countries within the prior two weeks, Giammattei said in a public address. He noted that Guatemala had registered 5,813 new COVID-19 infections in the last five days, bringing the total in the Central American country to 210,667 confirmed cases. "That has triggered our alerts and forces…
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