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High Noon in Honduras : Zelaya, Golpistas in Standoff
Below, Manuel Zelaya outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo from La Prensa, San Pedro Sula. Above, a throng of Zelaya supporters at the embassy. Photo from Indymedia Honduras.Micheletti responds with curfews, teargas…Massive demonstrations mark Zelaya’s return By David … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Mexico : A Pandemic of Paranoia
Coming back to earth: Preacher Jose Mar Flores Pereira (Josmar) and federal cop after faux hijacking of AeroMexico plane in Mexico City, September 9, 2009. Photo by Jorge Dan Lopez / Reuters.Fear and Loathing south of the border:Paranoia goes pandemic … Continue reading
Honduran Resistance : Strong, Nonviolent and Persistent
Supporters of Honduras’ ousted president Manuel Zelaya walk during a rally at Suyapa neighborhood in Tegucigalpa, September 9, 2009. Photo by Edgard Garrido / Reuters.How do we respond?Honduran resistance remains strong If it succeeds, especially if it continues its use … Continue reading
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Tagged Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America, Resistance Movements
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Bicentennial Mexico : Textbooks Revise History, Delete Spanish Conquest
Detail of Mural by Diego Rivera showing Spanish conquistadors conquering Mexican indigenous peoples, Palacio de Cortes, Cuernavaca, Mexico.Just in time for the Bicentennial:Much of Mexico’s history becomes, well, history This August 24th when sixth graders returned to their classrooms, many … Continue reading
Calderon’s ‘Informe’ : Mexico as Paradise on Earth
El informe: Mexican President Felipe Calderon presents his third annual report to the legislature at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 2, 2009. Photo by Marco Peláez / La Jornada Calderon, ‘a small man who stands barely over five … Continue reading
Honduras : Resistance Seeks Opposition Bishop for Presidential Bid
On the two-month anniversary fo the coup that deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, his supporters marched through the main streets of Tegucigalpa. Photo by Reuters / La Jornada.Resistance in Honduras debates election strategy:Offers nomination to opposition bishop By Arturo Cano[Translated … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America
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Drought : Mexico Goes Down the Drain
A tractor ploughs a hectare of land in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Photo by Tomas Bravo / Reuters.Mexico goes down the drain:Water and power south of the border By John Ross / The Rag Blog / August 31, … Continue reading
Mexico Frees Convicted Killers of Chiapas Indians
Relatives of those killed in the 1997 Acteal massacre carry photos and pray in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Photo by Moyses Zuniga / AP.Supreme Inpunity:Mexico’s high court frees convicted killers of 49 Indians in Chiapas By … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimes Against Humanity, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mexico
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Documenting Human Rights Abuse in Honduras
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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Tagged Central America, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Human Rights, Latin America
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Austin Group Denounces Honduran Coup
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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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America, Political Protest
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Honduras : Resistance and Repression Intensify
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
Honduras : U.S. Waffles; Repression of Opposition Intensifies
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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Tagged Central America, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy
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