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.”
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.
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 lands—as 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.
