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Honduras: three convicted in reporter’s murder
A Honduran court has convicted three men in the murder of a well-known journalist, but impunity is still the rule for most killings of reporters and activists.
Tag: Honduras
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Honduras: solidarity action hits US port
Honduran dockworkers carried their dispute with port management all the way to Oregon, where US dockworkers honored their picket line.
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Honduras: indigenous candidate’s brother killed
Indigenous supporters of a center-left mayoral candidate have occupied a town hall since last month to protest what they say were fraudulent election results.
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Honduras: Aguán campesino convicted of murder
After a five-year campaign, supporters of a campesino activist won him a chance for retrial—but he was convicted again in the new trial.
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Honduras: audit faults World Bank loan in Aguán
World Bank auditors say the bank violated ethical standards with a loan it gave a landowner in the conflictive Aguán Valley region of Honduras.
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Honduras: another journalist killed; toll reaches 37
Violence against Honduran journalists and opposition activists continues. The police dismiss most cases as common crimes.
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Honduras: two more opposition activists murdered
The wave of violence against LIBRE activists continue. Two have been killed, and one is fleeing the country because of threats to his life.
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Honduras: new party ‘breaks chains’ of old system
Two opposition parties charge fraud in the Nov. 24 election in Honduras. Did the vote restore democracy–or just aggravate the “social confrontation”?
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Honduras: opposition charges fraud in election
While the Nov. 24 election results remain in dispute, what is certain that the new center-left LIBRE coalition has ended Honduras' aging two-party system.
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Honduras: pre-election repression continues
A new report finds that the center-left LIBRE party has suffered more attacks and killings than all other political parties combined—and the violence continues.
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Honduras indigenous leader’s detention challenged
Legal advocates are appealing to international bodies to block the detention of an indigenous leader whose crime seems to be supporting anti-dam protests.
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Honduras: indigenous, labor leaders under attack
In just one week, the leader of the main Honduran indigenous organization is imprisoned and the leader of a dockworkers’ union is attacked at his home.