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Documenting Human Rights Abuse in Honduras

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from AP.Honduras:Human rights violationsby military and policeBy David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / August 23, 2009 See more photos Below. In the past few days, several organizations have issued reports documenting human rights violations committed by military … Continue reading →

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Austin Group Denounces Honduran Coup

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A message from Honduras: “Jail for the coup-plotters!”. Photo from Indymedia/Honduras.Demonstration is part of week of international action against Honduran coup. By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / August 17, 2009 Demonstrators in Austin gathered on August 14 to … Continue reading →

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Honduras : Resistance and Repression Intensify

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photos from Indymedia Honduras.Thousands march in TegucigalpaMilitary responds with force By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2009 Resistance and repression continue to intensify in Honduras after a week-long march by opponents of the golpista government. … Continue reading →

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Honduras : U.S. Waffles; Repression of Opposition Intensifies

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Students and police outside university in Tegucigalpa. Photo from La Prensa, Honduras.State Department backs away from support for Zelaya while resistance is met with more violence ‘What happened today is the most brutal repression we have lived through,’ labor and … Continue reading →

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Honduras : Zelaya to Return With ‘Peaceful Popular Army’

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Zelaya crosses the border, which is marked by a chain. Photo from La Jornada, Mexico.Strikes and military crackdown continuePresident Manuel Zelaya defies compromise By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / July 31, 2009 Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya … Continue reading →

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Honduras : The Stalemate Continues; Repression Steps Up

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Roberto Micheletti (left) and Manuel Zelaya in friendlier times. (Though Micheletti doesn’t look all that friendly.) Photo by La Prensa, Honduras. At the end of the meetings on July 19, [Costa Rican President Óscar] Arias asked for another 72 hours … Continue reading →

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Coup in Honduras : Talks Reach Stalemate as Demonstrations Continue

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Photo by AFP/Getty. Costa Rican President Óscar Arias mediates controversial talks between Zelaya and Micheletti stand-ins while demonstrations against coup in Honduras continue. By David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Honduras : Angry Protests as Coup Blocks Zayala Return With Violence

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Supporters of Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya march near the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa, Monday July 6, 2009. Honduras’ interim government closed its main airport to all flights on Monday after blocking the runway to prevent the return of ousted … Continue reading →

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Honduras Still a Democracy? Well, Relatively Speaking…

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Amazing Michelettis: Nephew William Hall Micheletti, left, has been named mayor of San Pedro Sula, by Uncle Roberto Micheletti, right, the post-coup ‘president’ of Honduras. Coup ‘President’ installs nephew as ‘Mayor’ of Honduras’ second city By Al Giordano / … Continue reading →

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Haiti and Honduras : Considering Two ‘Coups d’État’

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Two victims of coups d’etat, then and now: Manuel Zeyala of Honduras and Haiti’s Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Coups Past and Present The same United Nations that now condemns the coup in Honduras and demands Zelaya’s return occupied Haiti militarily during the coup … Continue reading →

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Honduras and Western Hemisphere : Summer Rerun?

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A new day dawns in the Western Hemisphere:The old day not yet buriedBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2009 Sunday the Honduran military carried out a coup ousting President Manuel Zelaya from power. Almost immediately leaders … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Crisis in Honduras Forces Latin America Focus

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Manuel Zelaya in Nicaragua. Zelaya is expected to attend meetins at the UN’s General Assembly. Photo from AFP.Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America The Obama position is complicated by the history of US training of the Honduras … Continue reading →

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