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.

Nicaragua: Ortega seeks constitutional reform

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.

Honduras: talks break down; Arias fears “civil war”

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias warned of the potential for “civil war” in Honduras as talks between ousted President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime broke down.

Honduras: more talk of “unity government” as protest actions continue

Deposed Honduran President Mel Zelaya said he agreed to a proposal made by mediator Costa Rica to form a national unity government—as his supporters continue to block highways to demand his return.

El Salvador: body of missing activist found with signs of torture

The body of missing community activist Gustavo Marcelo Rivera was found with signs of torture in in Cabañas department, El Salvador. Rivera had led a campaign against mining operations in the region.

Honduras: protest actions continue; compromise in works?

Thousands of protesters again blocked roads across Honduras to demand the return of ousted President Mel Zelaya, as Costa Rica’s Oscar Arias is proposing a “national reconciliation government.”

Honduras: Micheletti seeks normalization; Zelaya invokes “right to insurrection”

Honduras’ de facto President Micheletti is attempting to woo striking teachers back to work, while the ousted Zelaya said from exile that his backers have “the right to insurrection.”

Honduras: popular organizations resist coup in courts and streets

The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras has filed a legal case against the coup plotters and perpetrators, while indigenous and campesino groups warn of deadly repression.

Honduras: two anti-coup activists assassinated

Two local leaders of the Popular Bloc of grassroots groups demanding the return of President Zelaya were killed by unknown gunmen in Honduras—one in San Pedro Sula, the other in the countryside.

Honduras: army and business owners wavering?

The appearance of unity within the Honduran military and the de facto government is deceptive, according to statements by Argentine deputy defense minister Alfredo Forti published in the Buenos Aires daily Clarín on July 11. “People with the rank of… Read moreHonduras: army and business owners wavering?

Pinochet scion backs Honduran coup

Lucía Pinochet Hiriart, daughter of late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, expressed her support for the Honduran coup, saying Zelaya left the military no choice but to do “something unconstitutional.”

Honduras: CAFTA investors want “stability”

Seven US trade associations sent a letter to President Obama, calling on the US to assure “predictability and stability” in Honduras—but said nothing about democracy or constitutional order.