Honduran Coup

TRNN Exclusive: Honduran Elections Exposed

The Real News | Posted 12.09.2009 | World


The Real News

Honduran coup regime's claims of more than 60% participation in free and fair election revealed as fraud. This video shows, the proof of the fraud was sitting out in the open the whole time.

Opportunity For New Beginning In US/Latin American Relations Squandered

Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Vivien Lesnik Weisman

With his mishandling of the Honduras coup, Obama squandered the promise of a friendship with Latin America, one where Lula da Silva with the US, and not Chavez, set the agenda for Latin America.

Cutting Off the Honduran Coup's Air Supply

Laura Carlsen | Posted 11.16.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

With grassroots challenges growing throughout the country and outside supplies being cut off, the question the world is asking is: How long can this last?

Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women´s Movement

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

Besides being at the receiving end of clubs and pistols with the rest of the anti-coup movement, women suffer specific forms of repression and violence; their bodies have become part of the battleground.

Fact Checking Lanny Davis on Honduras

Greg Grandin | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


Greg Grandin

I debated lobbyist Lanny Davis, now working for the business backers of the recent Honduran coup, on Democracy Now! Below is a list of Davis's major lies followed by fact checks.

Honduran Human Rights Leader: Clinton "Reckless," U.S. Silent About "Terrorismo"

Roberto Lovato | Posted 08.29.2009 | World


Roberto Lovato

Human rights leaders fear the Obama Administration's handling of the coup reflects the same willingness to overlook human rights violations that characterized previous U.S. administrations.

The Urgency of Restoring Democracy to Honduras -- and What You Can Do to Help*

Dan Kovalik | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


Dan Kovalik

I just returned from a trip to Honduras where the ousted President, Manual Zelaya, has great support among the poor, the unions and the indigenous groups of Honduras.

The Honduran Battle for Washington

The Real News | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


The Real News

There is a showdown in Washington between high-powered lawyers, politicians and lobbyists on one side, and on the other some dedicated anti-coup activists and one Honduran delegation.

Breakdown of Honduras Mediation Means Stronger Pressures for U.S. to Act

Laura Carlsen | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

Last weekend, leaders of the Honduran coup placed a nail in the coffin of efforts to mediate the conflict when they rejected a proposal by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.

Honduran Coup Resistance Growing

The Real News | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


The Real News

An interview with Sandra Cuffe, independent journalist reporting from the streets of Tegucigalpa, Honduras on the day the military opened fire on protesters.

Honduras Coup: Conservatives Rally Behind "Coup For Democracy"

UN Dispatch | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


The Weekly Standard calls it a "Coup for Democracy." The National Review, "A Counter-Coup." But Ciff Kincaid wins the award for most unhinged reaction...

Honduras Coup: Honduran Journo Asks "Who Cares About Zelaya?"

New York Times | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Last week I asked my friend Julia what she thought about the coup d'état that deposed our president, Manuel Zelaya. Julia owns a mercadito, an old-fa...

Thugs and Caudillos

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Yoani Sanchez

Now in Honduras, the nation can wrap itself in the prickly coat of soldiers or be mesmerized by the "triumphal" return of one who was deposed by force. But in this dilemma, citizens rarely come out well.

Honduran Coup Turns Violent, Sanctions Imposed

Laura Carlsen | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

If the coup leaders were desperate when they decided to forcibly depose the elected president, they are even more desperate now. Stripped of its pretense of legality by universal repudiation and faced with a popular uprising, the coup has turned to more violent means.