Tag: Dorothy Stang

Brazil: Dorothy Stang’s Murderer Gets 30 Years After Trying Everything in the Book

After a trial that lasted 15 hours, Brazilian farmer/landowner Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, known ...

US Missionary Murdered in Brazil Gets UN Human Rights Prize

Dorothy Stang, an American nun murdered in Brazil three years ago and the slain ...

Brazil: Accomplice in Killing of US Nun Gets 18 Years in Jail

An Amazon farmer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in ...

One Year After US Missionary Murder in Brazil, Three Are Still Waiting Trial

The next trial involving individuals accused of the murder of US-born missionary, Dorothy Stang, ...

Shady Business as Usual in Brazil, One Year After Murder of US Missionary

"It hasn’t changed very much. The area was reoccupied by squatters, and the people ...

Brazil: Alleged Killer of US Nun Says He Acted in Self-Defense

The man accused of killing American nun and rain forest defender Dorothy Stang told ...

Brother of US Nun Slain in Brazil Tries Again to Take Case to Federal Court

David Stang, the brother of the American nun, Dorothy Stang, who was murdered in ...