jimmy morales

August 12, 2019
Vaclav Masek

La administración entrante del ex director de presidios Alejandro Giammattei amenaza con profundizar la desestabilización en una región sumida en crisis.

August 12, 2019
Vaclav Masek

The incoming administration of former prison director Alejandro Giammattei threatens further destabilizing a region already in disarray.

August 8, 2019
Linda Alvarez, Suyapa Portillo Villeda, and Alicia Ivonne Estrada

Contrary to its name, the Safe Third Country Agreement continues a legacy of exploitation for Indigenous and working class peoples in Central America. 

June 21, 2019
Rachel A. Schwartz

The results of the first round of Guatemala’s presidential elections illustrate that four years of political and electoral reforms have yielded only limited, fragile gains. Though both candidates have disavowed the CICIG, they represent different sides of the ideological spectrum.

June 11, 2019
Jeff Abbott

Violence and political maneuvering have marred the lead up to Guatemala’s elections as some candidates attempt to delegitimize the electoral process. Amid the chaos, left-wing parties may have most to lose.

September 4, 2018
Kirsten Weld

A note on Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales' dissolution of the country's groundbreaking anti-impunity commission 

May 17, 2018
Jeff Abbott

The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) has revealed $2 million in illegal campaign financing in the 2015 election of President Jimmy Morales. What will it mean for the country’s anti-corruption movement?

September 8, 2017
Jeff Abbott

As the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) furthers its investigations into political corruption, the elite political class attempts to shield itself from accountability to the people. 

November 4, 2015
Rachel Nolan

The unprecedented success of Guatemala's anti-corruption protests surprised everyone. But this success has not yet translated to the ballot box.

October 30, 2015
Jeff Abbott

Guatemala's President-elect Jimmy Morales, despite campaigning as the antithesis of a career politician, is backed by the same forces that carried out some of the worst crimes in the country's history.

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