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The Shortwave Report 05/24/13 Listen Globally

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Amnesty International USA

People on the move: Surviving the world's most dangerous journey

This is part of a special 'People on the Move' series, highlighting the human rights violations faced by migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in every part of the world.

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Tue May 21, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering that the trial be taken back to the middle of the proceedings.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Ekklesia Daily News

Guatemala's former dictator convicted of genocide

A former general who presided over a reign of terror in Guatemala during the 1980s has been convicted of genocide.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

Photos: With Help from SP Community, Guatemala Clinic Gets Roof

In April, the Good Neighbors Group hosted a quarter auction to raise funds for a medical clinic in Nueva San Jose, Guatemala.

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Mon May 13, 2013

HawaiiNews

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala A Guatemalan court...

A Guatemalan court convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity on Friday, sentencing him to 80 years in prison, the first such sentence ever handed down against a former Latin American leader.

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Environmental News Network

Awash in Waste in the Gulf of Honduras Version en espanol abajo

Cigarettes, plastic bags, food containers, caps, plastic bottles, and more litter the beaches in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

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Sun May 12, 2013

AlertNet

Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes

Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early 1980s.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Common Dreams

A Formal Legal Mandate for a Criminal Investigation of Guatemala's Current President, Perez Molina

In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Guatemala's President-elect Otto Perez Molina, center right, greets new members of Guatemala's Army elite special forces, "Kaibiles," at a graduation ceremony in Poptun, Guatemala.

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Fri May 10, 2013

OpEdNews

For First Time, a Nation Convicts a Former Leader of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

CNN reports, " The trial marked the first time that a head of state was tried for genocide by his country's own judicial system." The guilty verdict, which was reached today, May 10, ended a process that began in 1999, when the Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation filed complaints against several ... (more)

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Connecticut Post

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

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Daily Kos

Guatemala's Efra n R os Montt found guilty of genocide. Sentenced to 80 years in prison

General EfraA n RA os Montt in happier times-for him-announcing his military coup, in Guatemala City, March 23, 1982.

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WMNF-FM Tampa

Guatemalans share their civil war stories as Rios Montt's verdict is about to be announced

In an ongoing trial, former Guatemalan dictator Efrain RA os Montt is charged with genocide and crimes against humanity.

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Boing Boing

Guatemala: Waiting. Snapshots from Rios Montt genocide trial courtroom, verdict imminent

The judges are expected to announce their decision at 4pm local time, despite new calls for annulment from a lower court .

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Newsday

Profile: Efrain Rios Montt

Guatemala's former military leader Efrain Rios Montt is one of the central American nation's most controversial figures, who briefly seized power during one of the bloodiest periods of the country's brutal 36-year civil war.

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Patch.com

'Gracias Newtown': Sandy Hook Fire Truck Finds New Life in Guatemala

Amid smiling children and passing motorbikes, a fire truck from Newtown rolls down the streets of a small Guatemalan town.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Hispanically Speaking

Top 5 Countries With Highest First-Day Infant Deaths in LatAm

A recent study shed light on the number of infants who die on their first day. Save the Children ranked nearly all countries on the number of deaths per 1,000 births.

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The Miami Herald

Rios Montt denies he ordered genocide

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas as he testifies for the first time at his genocide trial.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Catholic World News

Guatemalan bishop criticizes government following suspension of constitutional rights

A Guatemalan bishop criticized the nation's government after it suspended constitutional rights in four towns following violent protests against a Canadian-owned silver mine.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Caribbean News Now!

OAS assistant secretary general visits venue of general assembly in Guatemala

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

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