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Brazilian rancher convicted over murder of US nun Dorothy Stang [View all]
A Brazilian court has convicted a rancher for ordering the murder of an American nun over a land dispute - a case that caused international outrage.
It is the third time Vitalmiro Bastos Moura has been tried for Dorothy Stang's 2005 death after previous convictions were overturned.
Ms Stang, 73, campaigned for 30 years to save rainforest from the interests of wealthy landlords.
She had tried to block Moura's attempts to seize land and was shot six times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24177359
It is the third time Vitalmiro Bastos Moura has been tried for Dorothy Stang's 2005 death after previous convictions were overturned.
Ms Stang, 73, campaigned for 30 years to save rainforest from the interests of wealthy landlords.
She had tried to block Moura's attempts to seize land and was shot six times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24177359
Thread from when the last convictin was overturned and this retrial ordered: http://www.democraticunderground.com/110817648
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