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December 22, 2021

Maya K'iche' Communities Block Roads, Protest Weekend Massacre Related to Guatemala Land Dispute
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In Guatemala, hundreds of Maya K'iche' protesters blocked a major
highway for a second consecutive day Tuesday, denouncing the recent
massacre of over a dozen people in the Western Highlands of Sololá.
Protesters placed the caskets of 11 of the 13 victims on the road to
obstruct traffic. Among those killed were four children, the youngest 5
years old. The weekend massacre over a land dispute was reportedly
carried out by a group of armed men who ambushed the victims. Protesters
have since been defying a state of siege enacted in the region by the
Guatemalan government and are demanding a resolution to the land
dispute.


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