Democracy Resource Center Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
URL: http://opencrs.com/document/RL34027/ . Source: Library of Congress. On June 28, 2009, the Honduran military detained President Manuel Zelaya and flew him to exile in Costa Rica, ending 27 years of uninterrupted elected civilian democratic rule. The move was backed by the Honduran Supreme Court and National Congress, which selected Roberto Micheletti, the head of Congress, to fulfill the rest of...
L.A. Times - Latin America Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Salvador, Brazil — Brazil’s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday joined visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Bogota, Colombia — Six people, including two children, were killed when suspected Colombian FARC guerrillas stopped and set fire to a bus traveling in the south...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya on Thursday called on his followers to "impugn and denounce" the Nov. 29 elections to be hosted under his country's de facto government. Zelaya issued a communique, urging his followers to resist against the coup carried on June 28. "Our weapons are the ideas, our fight is peaceful," Zelaya said in a statement read by his advisor Eduardo Reina...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The de facto leader, Roberto Micheletti, said he would hand over power to his cabinet ministers for a week, but he had no plans to cede power to Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from the presidency on June 28.
Workers World news online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
From a talk by Berta Joubert-Ceci of Philadelphia to the WWP National Conference, Nov. 14: I want to ask you to please stand up. Let us give homage to the courageous people of Honduras. That resistance that today, for 140 days, has been in the streets, demanding the restitution of their president, José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and the celebration of a Constitutional Assembly that will end injustice...
France24 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said Thursday that he planned to step down briefly during November 29 elections in an apparent bid to boost its international legitimacy. Micheletti hopes the polls will put an end to a political crisis set off by the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, which has isolated the Central American nation. Micheletti said he expected to be absent from...
France24 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Thursday he would legally contest November 29 elections because they were taking place before Congress decides if he can briefly return to power. Zelaya also called for the polls to be postponed. The Honduran Congress announced earlier this week that it would not consider whether Zelaya should be allowed to return to office, part of a US-brokered deal to...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya affirmed Wednesday that the Honduran Congress does not have the intention to reinstate him as president. Zelaya said he would wait for the outcome of the Nov. 29 elections to find out which political party would be in the lead and could tip the balance in his favor. "The National Congress can discuss what it considers necessary, and they did not do it now...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner said on Wednesday that they would not recognize the results of the elections to be organized by the post-coup de facto government in Honduras. The two had a working meeting in Brasilia and issued a joint statement afterward. Da Silva and Kirchner said that Jose Manuel Zelaya, the Honduran president ousted...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Honduran lawmakers decided to postpone any decisions in regards to the political situation between Zelaya and Micheletti until after the election ends on November 29th. However, this decision is controversial-- leaving many international powers unhappy. Honduran congressional president, José Alfredo Saavedra, told a local news station that Congress will meet Dec. 2 to decide whether Manuel Zelaya...
Fausta's blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Ruling on Zelaya ‘after election’ Congress in Honduras will not vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after elections this month, a senior lawmaker said. Congressional president Jose Alvedro Saavedra said Congress would meet in early December to decide if Mr Zelaya will be allowed to serve out his term. Zelaya of course is in [...]
Bombs and Dollars - American Foreign Policy Blog -... (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Barack Obama said on CNN that his apologies and bows have restored America’s standing in the world. Which is true… The leaders of Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, and Manuel Zelaya in Honduras, certainly view us more favorably. Here are some of the things Obama has done to improve our image: - 6% of Israelis view the US as [...]
Commentary - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The ousted leftist president, booted out of his country June 28, has backed out of a U.S.-brokered deal that could have reinstated him to the presidency......
FP Passport (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Obama's last day in China Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama is on his third and final day of touring China . His meetings with President Hu Jintao and other leaders have focused on economic issues, and Obama plans to continue to press Chinese leaders for changes, particularly on currency, today. Obama leaves for Seoul, South Korea, where he will discuss North Korea policy, later this afternoon....
ABC News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Despite political unrest, a relaxing vacation in beautiful Honduras is possible. Honduras - Central America - Travel and Tourism - Society and Culture - Manuel Zelaya
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