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Bernardo Arévalo rejects suspension of his party in Guatemala

Bernardo Arévalo rejects suspension of his party in Guatemala
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August 29|

The president-elect of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo, rejected on Monday the decision of the Registry of Citizens of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to provisionally suspend the legal status of the Seed Movement.

Arevalo pointed out that this is an illegal resolution due to the judicial persecution led by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Judge Fredy Orellana.

The elected president assured that the judicial measure suspending his party “is null and void” and that it will fall by itself.

For Bernardo Arévalo the suspension of his political group “has no validity” because according to the electoral law only the Supreme Electoral Tribunal can order the suspension of the political movement.

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The reaction of Bernardo Arevalo and his vice-president Karin Herrera, came after learning of the decision of the TSE’s Citizen Registry to provisionally cancel his party at the request of Judge Orellana.

The vice-president-elect announced that the legal team of Movimiento Semilla will present this Tuesday an appeal for annulment to stop the suspension of the political organization.

The suspension request had been extended since July 12 due to an alleged case of false signatures that would have been committed during the creation of the party in 2018, investigated by prosecutors sanctioned by the US State Department.

On the other hand, the president-elect described as “historic” that the magistrates of the TSE ratified the results of last August 20, which certify them as the new rulers of the Central American country.

“Nothing can legally prevent us from taking office on January 14, 2024, as established in the constitution”, stated Arévalo de León.

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In the next few days, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal must hear the suspension to define if it is ratified or if it loses its validity.

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Nicaragua revokes legal status of 10 more NGOs, bringing total to over 5,600

The Nicaraguan government canceled the legal status of 10 more non-profit organizations on Friday (March 28, 2025), including the Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation, bringing the total number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) shut down since December 2018 to over 5,600.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, the Swiss Foundation for Development Cooperation, which had been registered since March 9, 2002, was found to be in non-compliance for failing to report its financial status for 2024 and for having an expired board of directors.

Among the 10 NGOs whose legal status was revoked were religious organizations, educational groups, consumer associations, and aquaculture organizations, all dissolved “voluntarily” or closed under similar reasons.

As of today, more than 5,600 NGOs have been dismantled following the popular protests that erupted in April 2018 in Nicaragua. In most cases, the assets of these organizations have been ordered to be transferred to the state.

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Panama’s president declares Darién gap ‘closed’ amid sharp drop in migrant flow

After years of receiving thousands of migrants daily traveling from the south towards the United States, the dangerous Darien jungle crossing at the Panama-Colombia border can now be considered closed, said Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday.

“For all practical purposes, the Darien border is closed… We no longer have a migration problem coming from Colombia,” Mulino stated during his weekly conference, announcing that the migrant flow through this crossing had dropped by 97% in March compared to the same period in 2024.

Only 194 migrants have crossed the Darien from south to north this month, according to official data.

The more restrictive migration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, since taking office on January 20, have impacted the situation, along with Panama’s increased control over the migration flow, according to experts and authorities.

Several weeks ago, the Panamanian government announced the closure of two of the three shelters located in the Bajo Chiquito and Lajas Blancas areas in the Darien, which had been set up to accommodate migrants due to the low number of people they were receiving.

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Panama has been heavily criticized by human rights groups for detaining migrants without their passports or cell phones, and under harsh conditions in these camps.

Regarding the flow of migrants traveling from north to south, many of whom are returning due to the impossibility of reaching the United States, “it has grown a little, but it has grown,” said Mulino. Most migrants continue their journey back to their countries of origin.

The majority of migrants in both cases are Venezuelan, according to the president.

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Nicaragua’s new judicial law consolidates power in Ortega and Murillo’s hands

The National Assembly (Parliament) of Nicaragua approved a law on Thursday that grants the country’s co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, the authority to appoint the head of the Supreme Court of Justice for a six-year term, as well as the members of the National Council of Administration and Judicial Career.

The Organic Law of the Judicial System of the Republic of Nicaragua, proposed by Ortega and Murillo, was approved unanimously and swiftly by the Sandinista-controlled legislature during a session held in Managua.

This law, which repeals the Organic Law of the Judiciary, subordinates the justice system to the Presidency of the Republic, currently held by Ortega and Murillo, according to the text.

The new law establishes the figure of the judicial body rather than a state power and reduces the number of magistrates from 16 to 10.

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