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A woman holds up a sign during a protest to mark International Women's Day in Guatemala City, Guatemala 8 March 2022. REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian
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Guatemala law punishes abortion with prison for up to 25 years

The penalty for an abortion was increased from between five to 10 years to 25 years - except when the life of the mother is in danger

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At least 13 killed in Guatemala Indigenous land dispute

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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US expresses 'deep concern' about Guatemala anti-corruption backlash

Migrant children play with Christmas presents -sent by fans of the FC Juarez soccer team- next to the Paso del Norte-Santa Fe international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on Dec.25, 2019. Photo: AFP/Herika Martinez
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US facing biggest migrant surge in 20 years: Homeland Security

Hondurans taking part in a new caravan of migrants, set to head to the United States, gather in front of police officers blocking the road in Vado Hondo, Guatemala January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
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Guatemalan military clears US-bound migrant caravan from road

'There's no food': US-bound migrant caravan hunkers down after Guatemala crackdown
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'There's no food': US-bound migrant caravan hunkers down after Guatemala crackdown

A demonstrator raises his hand after demonstrators set an office of the Congress building on fire during a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, Guatemala November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria
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Protesters set fire to Guatemala's Congress in protests over 2021 budget

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Guatemalan mudslides push storm Eta's death toll near 150

Women walk at an area affected by a mudslide after the passage of Storm Eta, in Purulha, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala November 6, 2020/ Reuters
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Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in Guatemala

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei
Coronavirus chronicle

Many migrants on US deportation flight had coronavirus, Guatemalan president says

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 29, 2020/Reuters
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Guatemala has first coronavirus death, Panama to keep out non-resident foreigners

Guatemala's new president cuts ties with Venezuela, as promised
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Guatemala's new president cuts ties with Venezuela, as promised

Mexican asylum seekers camping near the Paso del Norte international border crossing bridge while waiting to apply for asylum to the US are evicted by the local government, who will move them to a local shelter, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 7, 2020. Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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'Into the lion's den': Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala