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November 7, 2009
Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
November 5, 2009
Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras
Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.
November 4, 2009
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos arrived in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to join a commission set to verify compliance with the accord reached last week by deposed Honduran President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime installed by the June 28 coup.
November 2, 2009
The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States?
Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord
October 30, 2009
Deposed President Manuel Zelaya and his opponents have agreed to a U.S.-brokered deal that he believes will return him to power four months after a coup shook faith in Latin America’s young democracies.
October 28, 2009
Congress Members Urge Obama to “Break the Silence” on Honduran Rights Violations
October 26, 2009
More Hondurans Leaving Their Country To Find Work
October 17, 2009
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said negotiations over Honduras’ coup are in “suspense” after the rival factions rebuffed each other’s proposals and his foreign minister called the internationally brokered talks a failure.
October 15, 2009
Honduran Accords Hung Up on Zelaya’s Reinstatement
October 12, 2009
Remittances to Honduras Fall Nearly 11 Percent in ‘09
Honduras De Facto Regime Opens Fire in Poor Neighborhoods: Youth and union members targeted by coup violence
October 9, 2009
More talks in Honduran crisis, but no deal sighted
Latin America: The Empire Retreats – In the span of a few days two events occurred that reveal that in small Latin American countries that were previously subordinate to Washington, the ex-superpower no longer controls their decades-old allies. The recent episodes in Paraguay and Honduras reveal that the empire’s withdrawal from its own backyard is accelerating in the present systemic crisis.
October 7, 2009
Honduras revokes emergency decree during visit by Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balarts – Honduras’ government canceled an order that outlawed large protests and limited other liberties.
Rich Vs. Poor At Root Of Honduran Political Crisis
A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month’s scheduled elections. – U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart
October 5, 2009
The political crisis in Honduras is having a crippling effect on trade in Central America, with Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica losing millions of dollars of trade every day.
The interim president of Honduras says an emergency decree that limited civil rights in the troubled Central American country will be repealed as of Tuesday.
For 90 Minutes, a Break From a Political Crisis in Honduras – A victory against the United States on Saturday would virtually assure Honduras of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1982.
The good news is that Washington has finally begun to take stronger actions on Honduras. The bad news is that the actions completely contradict each other, resulting in ambiguity, paralysis and infighting as the Honduran crisis explodes.
September 29, 2009
Live from Honduras: An Interview with Berta Caceres
Coup Declares State of Siege, Suspends Constitutional Rights – Honduras
September 28, 2009
Defiant Honduran President Roberto Micheletti digs in his heels
Honduras Restricts Liberties To Prevent Rebellion
Violence Escalates Against Peaceful Protesters in Honduras As Resistance Grows: Chemical Weapons Directed Toward Brazilian Embassy – National Day of Action In Solidarity with the People Of Honduras Tuesday, September 29th
The Sound and Fury of the Honduran Coup: Acoustic and Chemical Attacks on Brazilian Embassy
September 24, 2009
Curfew lifted, Hondurans seek normalcy
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Holed Up In Embassy
They’re torturing me, Honduras’ Manuel Zelaya claims – Honduras’ fallen leader told The Miami Herald he is being subjected to mind-altering gas and radiation — and that `Israeli mercenaries’ are planning to assassinate him.
White House takes two different stands for Mexico and Honduras and neither one makes sense
September 22, 2009
Professor’s new book explores life in Honduras – Janet Gold, professor of Spanish at the University of New Hampshire – “Culture and Customs of Honduras” (Greenwood Press, 2009)
This is an urgent plea to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Immediately condemn the violence unleashed against the Honduran people by the de facto regime and take every peaceful measure possible to avoid a bloodbath in that country.
Honduran Lobster Divers: Risking it All in the Hunt for ‘Red Gold’
The Road to Zelaya’s Return: Money, Guns and Social Movements in Honduras
Report From Honduras: Ousted President Manuel Zelaya Returns to Honduras In Defiance of Coup Government
Honduras: Zelaya’s Daring Return Reignites Crisis
Zelaya’s Return to Tegucigalpa Brings Coup Closer to its End
September 17, 2009
Honduras: Colombian ex-Paramilitaries Recruited by Pro-Coup Forces
Honduran Coup Squeezed From Above and Below—But is it Enough to Restore Democracy?
Central America celebrated Tuesday the 188th anniversary of its independence from the Spanish crown amid widespread violence, a political crisis threatening democracy in Honduras and hunger and violence in Guatemala.
Spain Bars Entry to 10 Members of Honduran Regime
September 15, 2009
The international community’s chief mediator in the Honduran political crisis said Monday he will meet with the country’s presidential candidates to emphasize that upcoming elections will not be recognized if held under the government installed by a coup.
September 14, 2009
Washington has revoked the visas of Honduras’ interim president and 17 other top officials to pressure the Central American nation to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya
September 11, 2009
There is a de-facto American Union: The Honduran migrant workers should have their own tea-party… No remittances without representation! – (really interesting!)
September 9, 2009
Defying U.S., Honduras won’t let Manuel Zelaya return as president
September 4, 2009
The Obama administration has cut more $30 million in non-humanitarian aid to Honduras — calling it a signal that Washington is not happy with the status quo.
September 2, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday, the State Department said as Washington debates formally cutting off aid to the Honduran government.
September 1, 2009
The Organization of American States (OAS) refused to accept a compromise plan offered last week by Honduras’ de facto President Roberto Micheletti.
Honduran Constitutional Assembly Would Be a Step Toward the Emancipation of Women
August 27, 2009
Central America’s development bank says it is freezing credits to Honduras following the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Elvin Santos — a leading would-be successor to Manuel Zelaya before the coup that ousted the Honduran president — has seen his popularity diminish.
August 26, 2009
US Embassy in Honduras to stop issuing most visas
The Honduran interim government says it will go ahead with presidential elections in November, even if results are not recognised by other countries.
August 25, 2009
Honduran Society Faces Contradictions of Illegitimate Institutions – Part 1: The Coup’s Version of ‘Order in the Court’
August 24, 2009
Immigrant’s story of hardship, love, deportation – Pittsburgh Latinos – the Mejias
Kansas City women are convinced coup in Honduras was military
Honduras’s Supreme Court has rejected a Costa Rica-brokered deal that would have restored ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power and sternly warned that he faces arrest if he returns.
August 20, 2009
Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women’s Movement
August 18, 2009
Honduras’ coup-installed government said it does not expect to be judged fairly by an international panel that arrived Monday to investigate allegations of human rights abuses.
August 10, 2009
Honduras: The Frontline in the Battle for Democracy
Honduras accepts OAS chief as ‘observer’
August 6, 2009
Honduran coup shows business elite still in charge
U.S. Decides Not to Impose Sanctions on Honduras
July 27, 2009
A Military Coup is Violence; A President’s Return is Restoration of Constitutional Order – The capacity of the press and politicians to twist reality never ceases to amaze.
July 23, 2009
A last-minute push to resolve Honduras’ three-week-old political crisis once again appeared to fail Wednesday, as neither of the warring parties signed a compromise cobbled together by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa says the Honduras coup probably occurred with the U.S. military’s knowledge and he questioned President Obama’s control of the U.S. government.
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya planned to drive to Nicaragua’s northern border on Thursday and risk returning to his homeland, where the coup-backed government vowed to arrest him.
July 22, 2009
Honduran Women at Forefront of Resistance to Coup
Roberto Lovato’s Exclusive Intview with Clinton Ally Davis on Why He Represents Honduran Coup Backer
July 21, 2009
Honduran military overthrew the democratically elected government of Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago there might have been a sigh of relief in the corporate board rooms of Chiquita banana,” writes journalist Nikolas Kozloff. “Earlier this year the Cincinnati-based fruit company joined Dole in criticizing the government in Tegucigalpa which had raised the minimum wage by 60%.” Kozloff goes on to trace Chiquita’s “long and sordid” political history in Central America.
Despite Pledge to Cut Military Ties to Coup Regime, U.S. Continues to Train Honduran Soldiers at School of Americas
July 20, 2009
What Next For Honduras After Failed Negotiations? GRITtv Interview With Laura Flanders, Roberto Lovato and Democracy Now’s Andres Thomas Conteris
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused unnamed U.S. intelligence agencies of planning the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya without the knowledge of President Barack Obama.
July 16, 2009
Alejandro Sanz y Juanes actuarán en Honduras a favor de la paz
July 15, 2009
Talks on Honduran crisis to resume – Toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was urged to be patient as negotiators get ready to try again to resolve the nation’s leadership crisis.
Why Honduras Sent Zelaya Away – The former president threatened to use force against the Congress and other institutions.
July 14, 2009
Why the Coup in Honduras Won’t—and Shouldn’t—Succeed
July 13, 2009
Honduran Coup Tests Mexico’s Refugee Policy and Resolve
Honduran teen’s slaying propels youth movement – Rallies and marches supporting and opposing deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have engaged the youth of the country.
July 11, 2009
Honduras’ Micheletti is both admired and reviled – A kingpin of Honduran politics for 30 years, Roberto Micheletti is a ’stubborn mule’ who has become an international political figure overnight.
Delegates representing the ousted and interim governments of Honduras failed to forge an agreement during a second day of talks and no fixed date was set for future negotiations.
July 9, 2009
Understanding Honduras – What’s going on in Honduras? – (an interesting post by Daniel Hernandez)
Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the military ouster of Honduras’ president because they see it as a strike against socialist influence in Latin America.
July 8, 2009
Both sides in Honduras’ leadership crisis on Tuesday signaled willingness to forge a diplomatic solution to the deadlock over the fate of President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted last month in a coup. Zelaya and interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti agreed to accept Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace laureate, as an international mediator.
July 6, 2009
Honduran Violence, U.S. Aid Test Obama’s Global Image
Picture of our Neda: boy killed by Honduran military with bullets and M-16’s paid for by the U.S. government & censored by U.S. Media
July 1, 2009
Honduran Rural Leader Rafael Alegria: “Some Battalions Are Refusing to Repress the Population”
Honduras new government is censoring journalists
Generals Who Led Honduras Military Coup Trained at the (infamous) School of the Americas
OAS: Honduras Must Restore President Manuel Zelaya In 3 Days Or Risk Suspension
June 30, 2009
Honduran Coup Turns Violent, Sanctions Imposed – Thousands of Hondurans are now in the streets to protest the coup d’etat in their country.
ALBA and Via Campesina Issue New Declarations Against the Honduran Coup
June 29, 2009
Hondurans in South Florida express support for shake-up
Honduras coup is a blow to democracy
June 28, 2009
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as “a coup” and “a kidnapping.”
June 25, 2009
Thousands of Hondurans marched Tuesday in San Pedro Sula, the country’s second-largest city, to protest President Manuel Zelaya’s plan to convene a Constitutional Assembly to reform the current charter.
Honduran Military Chiefs Quit In Growing Controversy Over Referendum On Constitutional Reforms
