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Possible candidates in #Guatemala's presidential election in June: Zury Rios, daughter of the dictator who presided over one of the most brutal military campaigns in Latam history (& was convicted for genocide; it was overturned.)
tinyurl.com/y3lbglkl
She's married to former US Rep Jerry Weller, a member of the House Committee on International Relations when he met his wife. She has been a fervent defender of her father, saying protesters violated his 'human rights.' One massacre he faced trial for:
chron.com/news/houston-t…
Sandra Torres is the ex-wife of former president Alvaro Colom. They divorced in 2011 so she could run for his spot. Colom was charged last year for corruption during his term for fraud involving a new bus system in Guatemala City. nytimes.com/2018/02/13/wor…
The current president, Jimmy Morales, has expelled a highly respected UN body in Guatemala that has for years investigated corruption and now turned its sights on him.
nytimes.com/2019/01/07/wor…
People wonder why so many Guatemalans flee: It's partly because of deep poverty & hunger & climate change/drought & rising gang/cartel violence. But it's also systemic corruption & impunity. The UN body, CICIG, was taking important steps to change that.
nytimes.com/2018/09/21/opi…
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Hey @IRE_NICAR peeps, if you are around next Thursday, I'll host a panel with @itscaitlinhd & @aurabogado on navigating immigration in the Trump era, focusing on family separations, and will co-lead two more on immigration stats w/ @SilviaElenaFF. Bring your umbrella, appetite!
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Really looking forward to this @theweekly episode which promises to be another example of @itscaitlinhd's stellar reporting. But this tweet is not correct. @HoustonChron was the first to break the admin's practice of family separations in Nov. 2017 tinyurl.com/y8uot8z2
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#immigration twitter: I know it’s a holiday weekend but on my mind: anyone interested in a private group discussion about how to identify / photograph potential asylum seekers/ migrants possibly in danger? I’m thinking this is ongoing journalism ethics discussion that is evolving
I’m just gauging initial interest (I don’t want to lead this) but thinking it could be a worthy off the record discussion to have with perhaps some outside experts weighing in and real life journos giving the reality.
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