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  1. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes speaks during the 20th anniversary of the murder of six Jesuit priests in San Salvador November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University where Spanish-born Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuria was rector and ordered Ellacuria and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  2. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes (L) presents a medal to Father Jesus Salguero, in honour of Jesuit priest Juan Ramon Moreno, on the 20th anniversary of Moreno's murder, in San Salvador, November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University and ordered Moreno and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The soldiers then left a note claiming the murders were carried out by left-wing FMLN guerrillas. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  3. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes (L) poses for a picture with Catalina Montes, sister of Spanish-born Jesuit priest Segundo Montes, after giving her a medal on the 20th anniversary of her brother's murder, in San Salvador, November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University and ordered Montes and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The soldiers then left a note claiming the murders were carried out by left-wing FMLN guerrillas. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  4. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes gives a medal to Father John Sobrino (R), to honour Jesuit priest Amando Lopez, on the 20th anniversary of his murder, in San Salvador, November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University and ordered Lopez and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The soldiers then left a note claiming the murders were carried out by left-wing FMLN guerrillas. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  5. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes (L) presents a medal to Juan Antonio Ellacuria (R), brother of Spanish-born Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuria, and his wife Manuela Balenciaga, on the 20th anniversary of his brother's murder, in San Salvador, November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University where Ellacuria was rector and ordered Ellacuria and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The soldiers then left a note claiming the murders were carried out by left-wing FMLN guerrillas. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  6. The clothing of the six Jesuits who were killed during El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war are exhibited at the Museum of the Central American University in San Salvador November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University where Spanish-born Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuria was rector and ordered Ellacuria and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  7. A painting in commemoration of the six Jesuit priests who were killed during El Salvador's 1980-92 civil war, in San Salvador November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University where Spanish-born Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuria was rector and ordered Ellacuria and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  8. A stone is engraved with the names of the six Jesuit priests who were killed during El Salvador's 1980-92 civil war, in San Salvador November 16, 2009. In the early hours of November 16, 1989, according to a U.N.-sponsored Truth Commission, a group of soldiers entered the campus of the Central American University where Spanish-born Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuria was rector and ordered Ellacuria and five other Jesuit priests to lie face down on the ground and shot them. The killings, like the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of a group of American nuns in 1980, attracted wide international publicity and put pressure on the Salvadoran government.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: William H. Taft (L) is presented with a 2009 Light of Truth Award by The Dalai Lama during the International Campaign for Tibet 'Light Of Truth' Awards ceremony at Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama reads the program during the International Campaign for Tibet 'Light Of Truth' Awards ceremony at Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama speaks during the International Campaign for Tibet 'Light Of Truth' Awards ceremony at Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama (2nd L) meets with Sen. John Kerry (2nd R) (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during a meeting at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days. Also pictured are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (R).
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama arrives for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Dalai Lama has been in Washington meeting with members of the U.S. government for the past two days.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama presents actor Richard Gere with a customary Tibetan white scarf during the International Campaign for Tibet 'Light Of Truth' Awards ceremony at Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: The Dalai Lama speaks during the International Campaign for Tibet 'Light Of Truth' Awards ceremony at Sidney Harman Hall, Harman Center for the Arts on October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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