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Honduras
  • Peter Lackowski , Upside Down World

    "On June 28 (2010) we are going to hold a great poll of our people which is going to express our judgment, massively, in favor of a democratic and participatory constitutional constituent assembly in our country," said Rafael Alegría of the National Front of Popular Resistance, earlier this March. The... » read this article
  • Eric Torres Alvarez , Producciones En El Ojo; Solovaya Productions

    In October of 2009, a delegation of human rights observers organized by Casa Morazan from Chicago visited Honduras to witness the popular resistance to the coup d'etat. It was comprised of delegates from various local organizations such as the 8th Day Center for Justice, Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin... » read this article
  • Various writers and Photographers , Quixote Center; Democracy Now! and February 25 March (St. Paul, MN)

    Editor's Note: If the illegal regime of Porfirio Lobo thinks the world will forget and they have a free ride in the future, they received a reminder yesterday that the Honduran Resistance against their coup government is not fading. In fact it's growing into an international demand that the leaders... » read this article
  • Oscar Hernández , Monthly Review

    Tegucigalpa -- In a multitudinous mobilization held in the capital, the National Front of Popular Resistance (FNRP) yesterday demanded constitutional reforms and punishment of the perpetrators of the coup d'état of 28 June 2009. More than 20,000 demonstrators assembled in Tegucigalpa, according to the estimates by the organizers of the... » read this article
  • Belén Fernández , Pulse Media

    A headline in this morning’s edition of the Honduran daily La Tribuna, fervent defender of last year’s coup d’état against President Mel Zelaya, announces the search for the “gang member” that killed the daughter of veteran union organizer and anti-coup resistance figure Pedro Brizuela. The murder of Claudia Larisa Brizuela... » read this article
  • Thelma Mejía , Inter Press Service

    TEGUCIGALPA, Feb 26 (IPS) - Less than a month into his term, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is facing street protests, complaints of human rights violations, and criticism of the truth commission he set up to investigate the Jun. 28 coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya Thousands of Zelaya supporters took... » read this article
  • Tamar Sharabi interviews Cesar Silva , Upside Down World

    Upside Down World: Before the Honduras Coup Detat of June 28th 2009, tell me a little about your life. Cesar Silva: I have always been involved in popular struggles. During university I was elected Secretary of the University Reform Front (FRU) from where we constantly held a line of complaints... » read this article
  • David Holmes Morris , The Rag Blog

    Honduran coup consolidating power: Micheletti named 'Congressman for Life' As violent repression continues, the powers that be in Honduras have taken symbolic and substantive steps to consolidate the coup d’état that deposed President Manuel Zelaya last June 28. The unicameral legislature has voted to name de facto president Roberto Micheletti... » read this article
  • Berta Joubert-Ceci , Workers World

    January 17, 2010 After a brief holiday interlude, the Honduran resistance went back to the streets with renewed energy and commitment. On Jan. 7, 15,000 people marched from the Polytechnic University to the National Congress in Tegucigalpa. This time, beside demanding the return to office of their legitimate president, Manuel... » read this article
  • Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña; translated by Ramor Ryan , Upside Down World

    Honduran Black Fraternal Organization Denounces Attack Against their Radio Station In the early morning hours of Wednesday January 6, the Garifuna community radio Faluma Bimetu (“Sweet Coconut”) based in Triunfo de la Cruz was burnt down by unknown armed individuals who proceeded to loot the station's radio equipment. This is... » read this article
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research , Monthly Review

    The international community should offer no support for planned amnesty for the perpetrators of the Honduran coup, Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, said today.  Noting that both ousted President Manuel Zelaya and coup leaders previously agreed on a deal to resolve the crisis that... » read this article
  • Laura Carlsen , Foreign Policy in Focus

    The production Honduran Elections, staged at a small, rundown theater in Central America on November 29, left the audience unconvinced, and failed to resolve a confused and conflict-ridden plotline. Written and directed by the Honduran elite and the Honduran armed forces, with the help of the U.S. State Department, the... » read this article
  • Belén Fernández (UDW); Les Blough (Axis of Logic) , Upside Down World. Axis of Logic.

    Editor's Comment: At Axis of Logic, we have been searching for actual counts of the results of last Sunday's election results in Honduras, state by state; however the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) continues to withhold the results 3 days after the election. We've particularly been interested in finding out the... » read this article
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World News
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    20 March 2010 An article in the Scottish-based Sunday Herald last weekend provided an ominous reminder that the Obama administration has retained what is euphemistically described as the “military option” against Iran—that is, massive, unprovoked...
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  • US Army seeks to silence WikiLeaks
    WikiLeaks uncovers information governments, companies try to keep from public view. WASHINGTON - A small, cash-strapped website that publishes documents governments want kept secret has caught the attention of the Pentagon. A report by the...
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    We are still shocked. We were never awed. We have not adjusted. The senseless waste of our blood and treasure, our honor and our reputation continue. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom - the...
  • Putin vexes US over Iran nuclear power
    Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prime minister, promised on Thursday that Moscow would help Iran complete a civil nuclear power station by this summer, drawing criticism from Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state. His remarks highlighted the...
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