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Guatemala: Ex dictador to face genocide charges
Albany Times Union
ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENA, AP Relatives of genocide victims place banners outside the court where Guatemala's former strongman Efrain Rios Montt (1982-1983), who faces genocide charges, attends an audience in Guatemala City, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

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Guatemala: Ex dictador to face genocide charges
Newsday
Nation Newsday > News > Nation Guatemala: Ex dictador to face genocide charges Originally published: January 26, 2012 7:57 PM Updated: January 27, 2012 3:41 PM By The Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY - (AP) -- The defense lawyer for former dictator ...

Coast Guard seizes cocaine, suspects off Guatemala
San Jose Mercury News
By Peter Hegarty ALAMEDA -- The crew of an Alameda-based Coast Guard cutter seized about 140 pounds of cocaine and took three suspected smugglers into custody earlier this month in the Eastern Pacific Ocean about 250 miles south of Guatemala, ...

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Goldcorp says Guatemala raises precious metals royalty
Reuters Africa
2 gold miner, said Guatemala raised the royalty on precious metals by 3 percent, in addition to the royalty mandated by the Central American country's mining law. In June 2010, Goldcorp had suspended operations at its Marlin mine in Guatemala for over ...
Goldcorp agrees to higher 5% royalty in GuatemalaCreamer Media's Mining Weekly
New Voluntary Royalty Agreement to Benefit Stakeholders of Goldcorp's Marlin MineMarketWatch (press release)
Goldcorp Announces Details of Royalty Increases in GuatemalaInternational Business Times
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Guatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Rios Montt Questioned for Genocide
Global Voices Online
Human rights activists feared that the presidential victory of former general Otto Perez Molina would mean a step backwards in transitional justice in Guatemala. However, this week, two landmark events have given clear signs that Guatemala's fragile ...

Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt faces genocide charges
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM SAN SALVADOR -- Efrain Rios Montt, the former dictator of Guatemala who oversaw one of the nation's bloodiest periods, will stand trial on genocide charges and other crimes stemming from a 36-year civil war. A Guatemalan judge ruled ...

Guatemala: Former head of state's trial for genocide one more step against ...
Amnesty International
For some of the tens of thousands of Guatemala's victims of human rights violations and their relatives, this trial is a watershed moment that has taken three decades to achieve – the man who allegedly bore command responsibility for some of the worst ...

From Guatemala. A First-Hand Account of Rios Montt's Trial
Americas Quarterly (blog)
Guatemala's 36-year civil war has always loomed on the national psyche, partly because the 1996 Peace Accords granted a sweeping immunity to all participants. It has also never been officially called a civil war, the term "armed conflict" has been used ...

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Accused of Atrocities, Guatemala's Ex-Dictator Chooses Silence
New York Times
MEXICO CITY — Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala's former military dictator, was ordered by a Guatemalan judge on Thursday to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity leveled at him. He is accused of orchestrating the razing of Indian ...

Orioles sign 18-year-old outfielder from Guatemala
MASNsports.com
The Orioles have signed Andres Aguilar, an 18-year-old outfielder from Guatemala. He'll be assigned to the Gulf Coast League team unless the roster is full. If there's no room, he'll be placed on the Dominican Summer League team.
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