Sandino Asturias
Sandino Asturias is a member of the Forum of Social Organizations specialized in security issues, who has expressed skepticism about labeling gangs as terrorists, suggesting that such designations are merely propaganda and do not contribute to effective combat against gang violence.
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Sandino Asturias is a coordinator at the Center for Studies of Guatemala and discusses the political strategy behind the violence in the country.
Ataques coordinados apuntan a estrategia de grupos que buscan desestabilización antes de relevos, afirman analistas
Guatemala· 2026-01-20
Sandino Asturias is the coordinator of the Centro de Estudios de Guatemala and discusses the failures in the intelligence system related to the prison escape.
Fuga de pandilleros expone grietas en el sistema de inteligencia estatalGuatemala· 2025-10-14
Sandino Asturias is a security and justice analyst who attributes the rise in homicides to multiple factors, including the prevalence of firearms.
Los homicidios repuntan en varios departamentos, después de una década a la bajaGuatemala· 2025-07-28
Sandino Asturias emphasized the importance of recognizing his grandfather's legacy.
¿Dónde y de qué murió Miguel Ángel Asturias el 9 de junio de 1974? La ofrenda floral en conmemoración de su fallecimientoGuatemala· 2025-06-09
Sandino Asturias, an expert in security and justice, emphasized the importance of conducting searches in prison facilities.
“La requisa lo único que evidencia es toda la corrupción que hay en el Sistema Penitenciario”, señalan expertosGuatemala· 2025-06-05
Sandino Asturias explained that the military deployment is an old strategy that was frequently used during Otto Pérez Molina's government.
por qué esta “vieja estrategia” entre PNC y Ejército no puede ser permanente y según expertos cómo se mide su efectividadGuatemala· 2025-02-22
Sandino Asturias argued that labeling gangs as terrorists is merely a propaganda narrative that cannot achieve effective legal effects.
Criminales podrían migrar a Guatemala ante designación de EE. UU. como terroristas a pandillas y narcotraficantesGuatemala· 2025-02-20
