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US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

Sep. 05, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. government announced Thursday that it secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, who have arrived in Guatemala where they will apply for entry to the United States or other countries. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a...

The United States secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who are freed to Guatemala

Sep. 05, 2024 09:46 AM EDT
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners who are freed to Guatemala.

Police arrest 7 people in Guatemala accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in trailer in Texas in 2022

Aug. 21, 2024 20:44 PM EDT
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Police arrest 7 people in Guatemala accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in trailer in Texas in 2022.

Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora

Jun. 25, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked a judge's order to give house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, known for railing against corruption in the Central American country. The reporter has been in prison for two years, something that has...

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says he found a 'semi-destroyed country' on taking office

Jun. 20, 2024 22:33 PM EDT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General's Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation which he found “semi-destroyed” when he took office almost six months ago. ...