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Catholic Priest Gunned Down in Guatemala After Car Accident
January 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A Catholic priest in the southeastern Guatemalan province of Santa Rosa was fatally shot Friday after a road accident, authorities said. The Rev. David Donis died of a gunshot to the chest, fire department spokesperson Lazaro Aguilar told radio stations. continue reading »
Shooting Spree in Guatemala Disco Leaves 5 Dead, 20 Wounded
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
At least five people were killed and more than 20 others wounded when gunmen armed with assault rifles opened fire at a disco in Villa Nueva, a city in the southern part of the Guatemala City metropolitan area, a National Civilian Police, or PNC, spokesman said Sunday. continue reading »
59 Undocumented Guatemalans Located in Mexico in Cargo Truck
January 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Federal police intercepted 59 undocumented Guatemalans traveling in a cargo truck in the western state of Sinaloa, Mexico's public safety department said. continue reading »
Guatemala Inaugurates New President - Gen. Otto Perez Molina
January 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as the new president of Guatemala for a period of four years (2012-2016) before nine heads of state and representatives of some 98 international delegations. continue reading »
Guatemala Congressman Killed as Inauguration Nears
January 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Congressman Oscar Valentin Leal and his brother were murdered here Friday on the eve of retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina's inauguration as Guatemala's president. The slain lawmaker won re-election in September on the ticket of the Lider party, but had decided Thursday to switch his allegiance to Perez Molina's rightist Patriot Party, the president-elect said. continue reading »
No Nukes for Guatemala, Ratifies UN-Backed Treaty Banning Nuclear Testing
January 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Guatemala has ratified the United Nations-backed international treaty banning nuclear tests, bringing the number of State parties to 156. continue reading »
US Government Says It Cannot be Sued for Unethical STD Experiments Done on Guatemalans in the 1940s
January 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
In the 1940s, the U.S. Public Health Service conducted research on sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala involving the intentional infection of vulnerable human populations, but since making this discovery, the Obama administration has stated that those exposed cannot sue the U.S. continue reading »
Bloody Weekend for Guatemala - 19 Murders in 24 Hours
January 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff
At least 19 people were murdered in Guatemala over the past 24 hours in different acts of violence, police and emergency services officials said Sunday. continue reading »
Honduras Extradites Reputed Guatemalan Drug Lord to the US
December 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Honduras on Thursday turned over to U.S. authorities a reputed drug kingpin from Guatemala who was arrested here in May. continue reading »
Rigoberta Menchú‘s Grand-Nephew Shot in Guatemala
December 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff
A grand-nephew of 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu was wounded in a shooting incident in the northern Guatemalan city of Coban, the indigenous leader said Wednesday. continue reading »
Guatemalan Bloggers Targeting Criminals in Country’s Most Violent State
December 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Bloggers in Guatemala have begun identifying people suspected of being criminals in one of the country’s most violent states. So far, vigilante bloggers from four sites have “outed” 39 continue reading »
Immigration Officials Arrest Criminal Aliens for Brutal Murder Committed in Guatemala
December 8, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Three Guatemalan criminal aliens were arrested yesterday in Lynn, Mass., by U.S. Immigration. The three are wanted by Guatemalan authorities for the rape and murder of a female continue reading »
Judge Rules Only 1 of 2 Sisters Who Fled Guatemala Due to Gang Threats Will be Allowed to Stay in US
December 1, 2011 | by New York Daily News
A judge has ruled that of the two Guatemalan sisters who fled their native country in fear of being killed gangs, only one will be allowed to stay in the country. continue reading »
Guatemala’s “Global Justice” Program Serves 1 Million Guatemalans in U.S.
November 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The Legal Assistance, Defense, Protection, and Representation Program "Global Justice" ( aka Justicia Global) of the Guatemalan Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates its third anniversary continue reading »
“Peoples Justice” ( Lynchings) up 500% in Guatemala since 2004
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The number of reported lynchings of suspected criminals in Guatemala has increased from 25 in 2004 to 147 in the first 10 months of this year, the national ombud's office said Friday. continue reading »
