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Suriname authorities hunt for fugitive ex-president amid prison no-show
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Surinamese authorities are searching for ex-President Desi Bouterse after he...
Suriname's ex-dictator faces final verdict in 1982 killings of political opponents. Some fear unrest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSuriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the years-long judicial process...
Suriname court upholds ex-president's conviction over activist murders in 1982
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPARAMARIBO (Reuters) -A three-judge panel in Suriname on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former...
Protesters in Suriname demand president resign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA few hundred protesters gathered in Suriname’s capital on Friday to demand that the president of the South American country resign. Earlier this week,...
Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoPARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on...
Protesters storm Suriname parliament over high fuel prices
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses Friday to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation. Protesters ...
Suriname’s ex-dictator sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 killings of political opponents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSuriname’s former dictator Desi Bouterse was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the...
Protesters storm Suriname's parliament as anti-austerity rally turns chaotic
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Dozens of protesters forced their way into Suriname's parliament as hundreds more rampaged through the capital Paramaribo on Friday, clashing with police as demonstrations ...
Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for the...
Ex-Suriname president convicted in killings ordered to report to prison-prosecutor
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15...