Guatemala
Guatemala dictator to stand trial
February 6, 2012Guatemalan prosecutors announced Jan. 26 that 85-year-old Efraín Ríos Montt, military dictator in 1982-1983, was going to trial in March.
Read moreGuatemala once more under “hard hand” after election runoff?
November 10, 2011The Patriotic Party's General Otto Perez Molina, the one with the hard hand, won with 53.7 percent over the execution-happy businessman.
Read moreGuatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz, presente!
October 21, 2011The Guatemalan government officially apologized to the family of ex-president Jacobo Arbenz, who was ousted by the military 57 years ago in a CIA-backed coup.
Read moreAfter elections, Guatemala turns right
September 16, 2011Guatemala held presidential and parliamentary elections Sept. 12 and, as expected, the far right was the biggest winner.
Read moreThe horror in Guatemala
September 2, 2011We today should be as angry and indignant as if this had happened yesterday; if we are not, it could happen again.
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