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Sandra Cuffe
@Sandra_Cuffe
freelance journalist. periodista. politics, derechos humanos, environmental issues, movimientos sociales. Guatemala and beyond. sandra.m.cuffe(at)gmail.
Nov 30, 2020 • 20 tweets • 8 min read
Today could be a make-it-or-break-it day for the future of #Guatemala and it encapsulates the last 2+ years of borderline constitutional crisis. Just as the current unrest isn't really about the budget, the well-known CICIG crisis wasn't really about CICIG. Here's a BRIEF THREAD: #Guatemala's Constitutional Court is the country's highest court and it is the ultimate check on abuse of power across all three branches of government: executive (presidency), legislative (unicameral congress), and judicial (other courts, including the Supreme Court). 2/?
Nov 28, 2020 • 27 tweets • 17 min read
Wait, what's going on in #Guatemala?! The Sequel.

There are going to be massive protests around the country again this afternoon, so as I did last week, I'll tweet some context, protest pics, etc in THIS HERE THREAD: Image There's a major political crisis in #Guatemala that shows no sign of waning. I'm not going to start at the beginning. I did an epic thread last week with background and reporting from last week's mass protests, congress fire, and repression. Catch up here:
Nov 21, 2020 • 33 tweets • 13 min read
Wait, what's going on in #Guatemala?!

The country is going to erupt in protests this afternoon after a series of long-simmering crises finally hit their boiling point. I'll have an article out at the end of the day, but will tweet context, protest pics, etc in THIS HERE THREAD: In the 1730s... Just kidding. Tuesday night, while Iota rains were flooding areas already devastated by Eta, Guatemala's congress rammed through a budget bill, giving themselves extra millions for meals, cutting $25M for combatting malnutrition (they put it back after an outcry).
Sep 4, 2019 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
* * State of siege declared in Guatemala * *
#Guatemala president Jimmy Morales just declared a state of siege in Izabal & areas of other departments. Three soldiers were killed yesterday in Izabal. There are multiple contradictory versions of events and most contradict Morales'. The state of siege covers the entire department of Izabal plus 9 municipalities in Alta Verapaz, 4 in Zacapa, 2 in El Progreso, and 1 in Baja Verapaz. It is a huge swath of territory in eastern Guatemala. Much of it is Maya Q'eqchi' territory. Guess I'm doing a thread now... /2
Nov 26, 2018 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Today in #WhyPeopleFlee #Honduras, history edition:
Elections 1 year ago today were so suspect that the head of the OAS called for new elections, but the US recognized the outcome, deepening the crisis. Here's a thread of my reporting re US role, protests, crackdowns & more. 1/12 "They all know full well that the candidacy of Juan Orlando Hernández has no legal basis," priest and activist Ismael Moreno said of the US, OAS, UN, and European Union. The Honduran Constitution bans presidential reelection. That didn't stop it. 2/12 towardfreedom.org/archives/ameri…