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July 24, 2021 at 7:45 am

Anti-corruption prosecutor praised by US flees Guatemala

LAS CHINAMAS, El Salvador (AP) — Anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval fled Guatemala late Friday, arriving in neighboring El Salvador just hours after he was...

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June 2, 2021 at 9:02 pm

Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids VIEW

TIZAMARTE, Guatemala (AP) — Alvina Jerónimo Pérez tries to avoid going out. She doesn't want to see neighbors. She's even changed the chip in her...

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May 19, 2021 at 7:13 pm

VP Harris meets with Guatemalan justice leaders before visit

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with a group of leading voices on Guatemala’s troubled justice system Wednesday, sending yet another...

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April 26, 2021 at 6:39 pm

US to help Guatemala train its border protection force

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting...

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April 21, 2021 at 2:17 pm

Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano threatens towns VIEW

Lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya volcano has advanced to just a few blocks from homes in one village as residents in the popular tourist region wait...

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March 13, 2021 at 12:40 pm

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants VIEW

COMITANCILLO, Guatemala (AP) — Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January began burying their remains Saturday...

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March 10, 2021 at 9:06 am

Guatemala presidents picks chief of staff for top court seat

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s president chose his chief of staff and one of his closest advisers to fill a seat on the country’s highest...

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March 8, 2021 at 9:48 am

3 female Guatemalan judges defend rule of law

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Three female judges in Guatemala have emerged as critical figures in the fight for the rule of law in a justice...

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March 2, 2021 at 5:02 pm

Guatemala begins reshaping court; corruption concerns grow

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress began reshaping the country’s highest court Tuesday, selecting a new magistrate and an alternate in decisions that could have...

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February 11, 2021 at 7:41 am

Guatemala mom waits 2 decades for trial in daughter’s murder

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Rosa Franco Sandoval spent two decades seeking justice for her daughter, whose murder helped spur the creation of Guatemala’s national alert...

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