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Q&A: A Guatemalan Farmer Battles Climate Change
Enrique Samayoa is confronting the effects of climate change with traditional farming practices.
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The Rise and Fall of CICIG: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
The groundbreaking anti-corruption agency’s demise showed that impunity won’t die quietly.
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How Countries Manage Water: Guatemala
A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
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Young Central American Migrants, in Their Own Words
A review of Juan Pablo Villalobos’ The Other Side, a book for young adults on the realities of migration to the U.S.
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The Challenges Facing Guatemala’s Next President
Even after a wild election winds down, the country’s biggest challenges won’t.
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Why War Criminals Could Walk Free in Guatemala
A get-out-of-jail-free card for war criminals would be a blow to Guatemala’s anti-impunity movement.
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How a TV Star Triggered a Slow Motion Constitutional Crisis
A tale of two presidents threatening Guatemala’s efforts to curb corruption and migration.
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All Eyes on Guatemala as Crisis Brews Ahead of Elections
President Jimmy Morales’ maneuvering against Guatemala’s institutions could give the U.S. a chance to recalibrate its policy.
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Is Kicking Out CICIG Bad for Business in Guatemala?
Expelling the commission could shake investor confidence, critics warn.
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Guatemala Is on the Brink. Washington Should Take a Stand.
Washington is giving President Morales a pass on his efforts to evade justice, writes the first Guatemalan elected to the U.S. Congress.
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How an Anti-Corruption Movement Jumpstarted LGBTIQ Activism in Guatemala
An interview with Luis Barrueto, president of Visibles, an LGBTIQ rights organization in Guatemala.
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5 Ways the Guatemalan Government Is Trying to Dismantle CICIG
Three years ago, Guatemala surprised the world when the Public Ministry (MP) and a U.N.-backed anti-corruption body – the International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) – uncovered a nationwide graft scheme that reached all the way up to the then-president, Otto Pérez Molina, landing him and a dozen others in prison. It was the biggest splash … Read more
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Podcast: Why Trump Should Support Guatemala’s Corruption Fight
Professor and columnist Anita Isaacs discusses why backing CICIG is in the U.S.’ interests on this episode of “Deep South.”
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Is Guatemalan Democracy Under Attack?
The president’s move against a corruption fighter risks throwing the country into a constitutional crisis.
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Could This Prosecutor Become Guatemala’s Next President?
Thelma Aldana made her mark in Guatemala’s fight against corruption. Is she ready for politics?