Central America

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.

Central America

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.

Central America

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.

Central America

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.”