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.”
Hundreds attended the funeral of a man killed by police at the border protest over the weekend. Campesino leader Rafael AlegrĂa was meanwhile detained by the de facto authorities.
A mission of international human rights organizations released a report in Tegucigalpa charging “serious and systematic violations” of rights following the June 28 military coup.
Thousands of indigenous Guatemalans marched the 35 kilometers from Sacatepéquez to Guatemala City to protest construction of a cement plant near their lands.
The Garifuna and Miskito are demanding constitutional reform to win greater control of their landsâas the Honduran military plans to bring US troops into the remote region.
A young man was killed by Honduran troops as Manuel Zelaya made his symbolic 30-minute return to the country. Zelaya has established a camp near the border in Nicaraguan territory.
Billy Joya Améndola, leader of the notorious 316 Battalion, is among veterans of the bloody 1980s repression who are now taking the helm of the Honduran security forces.
President Manuel Zelaya made a second attempt to return to Hondurasâsparking another confrontation between his supporters and security forces, this time at the Nicaraguan border.
Both sides reject Oscar Arias’ new proposal to end the impasse in Honduras. Otto Reich, while denying involvement, has emerged as a key stateside defender of the coup.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation, with 4.5 million members worldwide, issued a call for its members to carry out protests against Honduran shipping.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is pushing forward on a "citizen power" agenda similar to the project that led to the ouster of Manuel Zelaya in neighboring Honduras.
