Honduras: coup regime says FARC funds Zelaya backers

Honduran police claim to have uncovered evidence that Colombia’s FARC guerilla organization has financed supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Political groups clash at Zelaya’s Nicaragua camp

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.

Honduras: pressure builds on coup regime as Mesoamerican summit opens

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.”

Honduras: protester murdered, leader detained

Hundreds attended the funeral of a man killed by police at the border protest over the weekend. Campesino leader Rafael Alegría was meanwhile detained by the de facto authorities.

Honduras: rights group reports 1,155 violations

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.

Guatemala: thousands march against cement plant

Thousands of indigenous Guatemalans marched the 35 kilometers from Sacatepéquez to Guatemala City to protest construction of a cement plant near their lands.

Honduras: military control of Caribbean zone behind conflict?

The Garifuna and Miskito are demanding constitutional reform to win greater control of their lands—as the Honduran military plans to bring US troops into the remote region.

Honduras: Zelaya establishes border camp; another protester killed

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.

Honduras: Micheletti appoints death squad veteran

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.

Honduras: showdown at border as Zelaya attempts to return

President Manuel Zelaya made a second attempt to return to Honduras—sparking another confrontation between his supporters and security forces, this time at the Nicaraguan border.

Honduras: talks break down again; Otto Reich denies involvement

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.

Honduras: dockworkers call for boycott

The International Transport Workers’ Federation, with 4.5 million members worldwide, issued a call for its members to carry out protests against Honduran shipping.