Honduran Coup Government Continues Attack on the Poor with Plan to Seize Indigenous Hospital
Comments OffDr. Luther Castillo, who was named “Honduran Doctor of the Year” in 2007 by Rotary International, has just sent out an alert through the non-profit group MEDICC, that he and his staff at the Indigenous Garifuna Community Hospital have received an order from the de facto Honduran government to leave the Hospital and discontinue their [...]
Honduran police crackdown on student protests
Police fired teargas and water cannons at some 3,000 students who amassed in the Honduran capital on Wednesday to protest against the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya last June. Heavily-protected riot police beat back demonstrators who blocked one of the city’s main thoroughfares in front of the National Autonomous University, fulfilling a pledge to clampdown [...]
Deposed Honduran leader prepares risky return…
Honduras’ deposed president headed toward his nation’s border Thursday to prepare a risky return home to reverse an ouster that is testing the vitality of democracy in Latin America. The interim government that sent Manuel Zelaya into exile vows to arrest the president if he sets foot in Honduras. Zelaya said he would make a [...]
Honduras Under Siege
This is an interesting video on Honduras pleas let me know what you think?? Bertha Oliva: Coup leaders are reviving despotism of the 80s in bid to crush participatory democracy If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
In Deeply Split Honduran Society, a Potentially Combustible Situation
Comments OffTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — To many poor Hondurans, deposed president Manuel “Mel” Zelaya was a trailblazing ally who scrapped school tuitions, raised the minimum wage and took on big business. “He met with us — the taxi drivers could go to the presidency and talk to him, the poor farmers, the women’s groups,” said Berta Cáceres, [...]
