Xiomara Castro, wife of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, called on followers to continue marching in support of her husband—as an Amnesty International report documents brutal repression.
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, speaking to reporters on a visit to Lima, asserted that “Barack Obama is the president of the United States, but not the chief of the empire.”
Coup-installed Honduran President Roberto Micheletti for the first time admitted that forcing the deposed President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country, instead of arresting him, was a mistake.
A leader in the movement opposed to re-opening the El Dorado goldmine in northeast El Salvador is in stable condition after being shot eight times in the back and legs.
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clashed with soldiers and police in the capital Tegucigalpa in two days of unrest throughout the city Aug. 11 and 12. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of thousands and… Read moreHonduras: repression continues; Obama acquiescing in coup?
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The three main Honduran labor federations held a march in Tegucigalpa marking the start of an open-ended general strike against the coup-installed de facto government.
The five generals who lead the Honduran armed forces made a rare TV appearance to deny the use of “death squad” tactics—days before another protester was assassinated in a stabbing attack.
One was shot and several wounded in clashes between protesters and security forces around Tegucigalpa, while Zelaya supporters established a “resistance camp” along the Nicaraguan border.
Honduran police claim to have uncovered evidence that Colombia’s FARC guerilla organization has financed supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Hundreds of Daniel Ortega supporters armed with rocks and sticks blocked roads to bar a Nicaraguan congressional delegation protesting Manuel Zelaya’s Nicaraguan base camp.
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, hosting a regional summit, called for “absolute ostracism” of the de facto regime in Honduras, saying “sanctions should continue to be applied.”
