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Guatemala: News & Updates

Guatemala had the longest and bloodiest civil war in Central American history: 36 years (1960-96). The US-backed military was responsible for a genocide (“scorched earth policy”) that wiped out 200,000 mostly Maya indigenous civilians.  War criminals are still being tried in the courts.

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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 3/15/2015
March 15, 2015
killing of two journalists, Danilo Zapón López and Federico Salazar, and the wounding of a third, Marvin Israel Túnchez, in Mazatenango in Suchitepéquez Department.
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 11/14/2014
November 14, 2014
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 10/25/2014
October 25, 2014
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 5/24/2014
May 24, 2014
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 4/13/2014
April 13, 2014
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 12/24/2013
December 24, 2013
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 10/21/2013
October 21, 2013
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 7/13/2013
July 13, 2013
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RRN Letter
RRN Letter: Guatemala, 5/13/2013
May 13, 2013
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RRN Case Update
RRN Case Update: Guatemala, 5/1/2013
May 1, 2013
Former dictator RÌos Montt found guilty of genocide
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