The election in the Central American nation is marked by the exclusion of top candidates and calls to crack down on violent crime.
Tag: Guatemala
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Guatemala Votes for President, but Candidates Are Excluded
Guatemala’s first round of elections on Sunday is as much about who’s not on the ballot as who is, after courts barred leading candidates from running.
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Prison Sentence for José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan Newspaper Publisher
The trial of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of a newspaper, was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to up to six years — a sign, critics say, that democracy in Guatemala is crumbling.
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Guatemala’s elPeriodico Closes After Government Jails Publisher
On Monday, elPeriodico, an investigative daily in Guatemala, published its final edition after more than 26 years. Its executive editor is in jail and some of its reporters are in exile.
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In Photos: Families of Guatemalans Killed in Migrant Center Fire Bury Their Dead
The fire in March left 40 people dead.