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Anonymous hacks Guatemalan government websites in support of pro-democracy protesters
Indigenous authorities protest against the government while their representatives meet with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, October 12, 2023

HACKERS affiliated to the activist group Anonymous disabled multiple Guatemalan government websites on Saturday.

The attacks were in support of demonstrations led by indigenous organisations in the Central American country.

For almost two weeks, demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras, saying she has tried to undermine the popular vote that made progressive Bernardo Arevalo the president-elect.

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