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Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive

Guatemala police convicted in disappearance with evidence from rediscovered archive

John Paul Putney

October 29, 2010 03:35:40 pm

A Guatemalan judge on Thursday sentenced former National Police (NP) officers Hector Roderico Ramirez Rios and Abraham Lancerio Gomez to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of Fernando Garcia, based on evidence found in an abandoned...

Rights groups condemn police brutality in Guinea election violence

Rights groups condemn police brutality in Guinea election violence

John Paul Putney

October 26, 2010 02:22:40 pm

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned violence by Guinea's security forces in response to recent opposition demonstrations. Rising tensions amid allegations of fraud and repeated delays...

Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years

Ontario court sentences convicted ‘Toronto 18’ leader to 16 years

John Paul Putney

October 25, 2010 02:13:37 pm

The Ontario Superior Court on Monday sentenced Fahim Ahmad , the leader of the Toronto 18 , to 16 years in prison for his role in the terrorist organization. During the...

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Sacco and Vanzetti executed

On August 23, 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the Massachusetts State Prison for a 1920 armored-car robbery. Learn more about their sensational trial. The two Italian immigrants were officially exonerated by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1977.

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On August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, affirming a policy of non-aggression between the two countries. In a secret addendum, the two nations also agreed on how they would conquer and divide Poland. The Pact ended when Germany invaded the USSR on June 21, 1941. Learn more about relations between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from Yale University.