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Honduras : Micheletti Suspends Constitution
Cartoon D.R. 2009 Latuff / The Narco News Bulletin.The second Honduran coup came todayBecause the first one failed By Al Giordano / September 28, 2009 See ‘Honduras coup leader Micheletti decrees 45-day suspension of constitution,’ Below. On the morning of … Continue reading
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High Noon in Honduras : Zelaya, Golpistas in Standoff
Below, Manuel Zelaya outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo from La Prensa, San Pedro Sula. Above, a throng of Zelaya supporters at the embassy. Photo from Indymedia Honduras.Micheletti responds with curfews, teargas…Massive demonstrations mark Zelaya’s return By David … Continue reading
Honduras : Resistance Seeks Opposition Bishop for Presidential Bid
On the two-month anniversary fo the coup that deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, his supporters marched through the main streets of Tegucigalpa. Photo by Reuters / La Jornada.Resistance in Honduras debates election strategy:Offers nomination to opposition bishop By Arturo Cano[Translated … Continue reading
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Documenting Human Rights Abuse in Honduras
Photo from AP.Honduras:Human rights violationsby military and policeBy David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / August 23, 2009 See more photos Below. In the past few days, several organizations have issued reports documenting human rights violations committed by military … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Human Rights, Latin America
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Austin Group Denounces Honduran Coup
A message from Honduras: “Jail for the coup-plotters!”. Photo from Indymedia/Honduras.Demonstration is part of week of international action against Honduran coup. By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2009 Demonstrators in Austin gathered on August 14 to … Continue reading
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Honduras : Resistance and Repression Intensify
Photos from Indymedia Honduras.Thousands march in TegucigalpaMilitary responds with force By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2009 Resistance and repression continue to intensify in Honduras after a week-long march by opponents of the golpista government. … Continue reading
Honduras : U.S. Waffles; Repression of Opposition Intensifies
Students and police outside university in Tegucigalpa. Photo from La Prensa, Honduras.State Department backs away from support for Zelaya while resistance is met with more violence ‘What happened today is the most brutal repression we have lived through,’ labor and … Continue reading
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Honduras : Zelaya to Return With ‘Peaceful Popular Army’
Zelaya crosses the border, which is marked by a chain. Photo from La Jornada, Mexico.Strikes and military crackdown continuePresident Manuel Zelaya defies compromise By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / July 31, 2009 Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya … Continue reading
Honduras : The Stalemate Continues; Repression Steps Up
Roberto Micheletti (left) and Manuel Zelaya in friendlier times. (Though Micheletti doesn’t look all that friendly.) Photo by La Prensa, Honduras. At the end of the meetings on July 19, [Costa Rican President Óscar] Arias asked for another 72 hours … Continue reading
Honduras Still a Democracy? Well, Relatively Speaking…
The Amazing Michelettis: Nephew William Hall Micheletti, left, has been named mayor of San Pedro Sula, by Uncle Roberto Micheletti, right, the post-coup ‘president’ of Honduras. Coup ‘President’ installs nephew as ‘Mayor’ of Honduras’ second city By Al Giordano / … Continue reading
Honduras and Western Hemisphere : Summer Rerun?
A new day dawns in the Western Hemisphere:The old day not yet buriedBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2009 Sunday the Honduran military carried out a coup ousting President Manuel Zelaya from power. Almost immediately leaders … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Crisis in Honduras Forces Latin America Focus
Manuel Zelaya in Nicaragua. Zelaya is expected to attend meetins at the UN’s General Assembly. Photo from AFP.Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America The Obama position is complicated by the history of US training of the Honduras … Continue reading
