Honduras Zelaya

Manuel Zelaya Should Be Returned To Power, Say Latin American Leaders

AP | CIARAN GILES | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


ESTORIL, Portugal — Honduras should return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power, leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal said at a sum...

No Fair Election In Honduras Under Military Occupation

Dana Frank | Posted 11.26.2009 | World


Dana Frank

President Obama should refuse to recognize the results of the upcoming Honduran election and bring an end to the embarrassing isolation of the United States from the rest of the world.

The Honduran Coup: A Graphic History

Nikil Saval | Posted 11.25.2009 | World


Nikil Saval

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Honduran Dictatorship Is A Threat to Democracy In the Hemisphere

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Mark Weisbrot

Why is it that Latin American governments can recognize the threat to democracy in Honduras while Washington cannot?

President Obama's Credibility on the Line in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Mark Weisbrot

The Obama team brokered the accord in Honduras, and got a commitment from the coup leaders. If they go back on it, how much will the Obama administration's word be worth on anything else?

Honduras: Manuel Zelaya, Government Sign Pact After U.S. Help

AP | ESTEBAN FELIX | Posted 10.31.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A U.S.-brokered agreement that could return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power was sent to the Honduran Congress on...

Manuel Zelaya "Tortured" By Soldiers Blasting Pig Grunts

guardian.co.uk | Rory Carroll, Latin America Correspondent | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


Honduran soldiers have blasted recordings of pig grunts and other sound effects at the embassy in which the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, is holed ...

Hugo Chavez on Obama and the 'Recalcitrant Right'

Greg Grandin | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


Greg Grandin

The Venezuelan president believes that what the right fears most about Obama is his attempt to rehabilitate the idea that "public policy" can solve social problems, as opposed to the market.

How Much Repression Will Hillary Clinton Support in Honduras?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.25.2009 | World


Mark Weisbrot

The United States has been the only major country to maintain an ambassador in Honduras throughout the dictatorship, and has also maintained a deafening silence about the repression there.

Honduras: Deposed President Manuel Zelaya Holed Up In Brazilian Embassy

AP | MARCOS ALEMAN | Posted 11.22.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Baton-wielding soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands who demonstrated outside the Brazilian E...

Honduras: Zelaya Claims He Is Back To Reclaim Presidency

AP | FREDDY CUEVAS | Posted 11.21.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras' capital Monday, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil...

Honduras Won't Let Zelaya Return As President, Defying U.S.

McClatchy | Tyler Bridges | McClatchy Newspapers | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


CARACAS, Venezuela �" Honduras' de facto government remains dead-set against the return of Manuel Zelaya as the country's president, in defiance of ...

Honduras Elections To Go Ahead Despite International Criticism, Says Interim Government

BBC | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


The Honduran interim government says it will go ahead with presidential elections in November, even if results are not recognised by other countries....

Honduras Court: Zelaya Faces Arrest If Returns

AFP | Posted 09.24.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduras's Supreme Court has rejected a Costa Rica-brokered deal that would have restored ousted President Manuel Zelaya to p...

Honduran Coup: The U.S. Connection

Conn Hallinan | Posted 09.06.2009 | World


Conn Hallinan

The story most U.S. readers are getting about the coup is that Zelaya was deposed because he tried to change the constitution to keep himself in power. That is a massive distortion of the facts.

Zelaya Crosses Border And Returns To Honduras As Police, Supporters Clash

AP | MORGAN LEE | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


EL PARAISO, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya took a symbolic step into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after so...

Who's in Charge Of Obama's Foreign Policy?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

Most disturbing is that Obama has been silent in the face of repression by the Honduran coup government, which has shot and killed demonstrators, closed down radio and TV stations and arrested journalists.

Honduras Coup: Micheletti Willing To Step Down If Zelaya Doesn't Return To Power

Associated Press | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader said Wednesday he is willing to step down if it helps end his country's political crisis, condi...

Honduras: Zelaya Issues Ultimatum: 'Reinstate Me Or Else'

AP | FREDDY CUEVAS | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday that the Honduran people "have the right to insurrection" against t...

Hondurans Resist Coup, Will Need Help From Other Countries

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


Mark Weisbrot

It is clear that Hondurans won't be getting any help from the United States, so the rest of the world will have to scream bloody murder about the violence and repression going on there.

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...

Honduras Under Siege

The Real News | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


The Real News

The 'golpistas' (coup leaders) are the polical-economic ruling class and are afraid of losing their power to an increasingly engaged citizenry.

Hondurans Pour Into The Streets Demanding Zelaya's Return

Medea Benjamin | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Medea Benjamin

"Can you believe this?" asked indigenous leader Berta Caceres. "Now they are killing our people. We need the international community to step in and stop the crazy people..."

Honduras Closes Main Airport To Prevent Zelaya's Return

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya vowed Monday to widen protests and block trade nationwide as the deposed le...