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Thousands of people marched last week in Honduras demanding the return from exile of their former leftist President Manuel Zelaya, who was overthrown a year ago by a military coup d'etat.Thousands of people marched last week in Honduras demanding the return from exile of... more
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President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an "equal partnership" with the countries of Latin America, according to the latest in a series of annual reports on U.S. relations with the region released this past week.President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an "equal... more
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In Honduras, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun its investigation into the events surrounding the coup in 2009 that overthrew the government of Manuel Zelaya. Human rights groups and opponents of the coup, however, are critical of the commission, saying that it lacks a mandate to investigate the human rights abuses that have occurred since the coup.In Honduras, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun its investigation into... more
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Last week, Jorge Alberto Orellana became the seventh Honduran television reporter to be gunned down since March 1. The country has seen increasing complaints about human rights abuses since a military-led coup last June.Last week, Jorge Alberto Orellana became the seventh Honduran television reporter to... more
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At the end of each week we give you a rundown of seven stories you might have missed. Since we missed it on Friday, here it is today:
Russia had apparently banned the Church of Scientology, but the European Court of Human Rights said it was illegal to do so. Which mean Scientology is BACK in Russia!: From FP Passport: Russia's Scientology Ban is Lifted
On Friday, Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina went to Honduras to meet with interim Honduran president Roberto Micheletti despite U.S. administration policy forbidding it. Washington Post: US lawmakers to meet interim Honduras leader
A last minute deal to save Saturn failed last week, meaning that GM will shut down the brand. Wall St. Journal: Collapse of Penske Deal Spells End For Saturn
In Somalia, two rival Islamist militant groups came to blows in the southern port of Kismayu. A worrying turn in view of stability, and also worrisome for Kenya, right across the southern border. Washington Post: Somali rebel groups fight in southern port
Forbes list of richest Americans was released, and though the top of the list stayed the same, everybody lost (a lot) of money. Bill Gates hung on at number one and Warren Buffett at two, but they lost $7 billion and $10 billion respectively. Bloomberg: Gates Keeps Title of Richest American on Forbes List
Making loud noise is now illegal in the streets of Nairobi, capital of Kenya. From FP Passport: Nairobi outlaws sneezing, loud noise
Obama promised in January to close Gitmo in one year, but the NY Times reports that the White House may miss its own deadline. NY Times: Guantánamo Deadline May Be Missed
If you've got a story that you think we missed, let us know.At the end of each week we give you a rundown of seven stories you might have missed.... more
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a tour of Latin America last week by calling for more countries to recognize the controversial, post-coup government of Honduras.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended a tour of Latin America last week by calling... more
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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 last summer’s coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.Less than a month into his term, Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is facing street... more
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The right-wing businessman just elected president of Honduras in a post-coup d’etat poll widely seen as fraudulent and illegitimate, Porfirio Lobo, was quick to announce that he wants political amnesty for all those involved in the coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.The right-wing businessman just elected president of Honduras in a post-coup... more
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In a controversial move, the Obama administration wasted no time to pledge its support for the outcome of elections in Honduras widely viewed as illegitimate in the wake of a recent military coup.In a controversial move, the Obama administration wasted no time to pledge its support... more
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The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in Colombia.The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear... more
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A rash of military coups could be triggered across Latin America if the world fails to stand up to the illegal regime in Honduras, a close aide of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya warned this week.A rash of military coups could be triggered across Latin America if the world fails to... more
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News from Honduras has been in short supply even though the standoff between ousted leader Manuel Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti continues. July 30 marked one of the bloodiest days since the military coup and efforts to achieve some kind of power sharing agreement between the two parties and ensure Zelaya’s return have failed. So what’s happening on the ground? And why aren’t we hearing about it?
Rick Rowley, independent journalist and founder of Big Noise Films has just returned from Honduras and Sandra Cuffe, a correspondent for The Dominion in Honduras, discuss recent political developments in the country.News from Honduras has been in short supply even though the standoff between ousted... more
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Demonstrators hold up copies of Honduras flag as they take part in a show of support for ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Photo: Reuters
Parliamentary speaker Roberto Micheletti, sworn in as new Honduran president, imposed a nationwide 48-hour curfew after the army ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile.
Congress voted Micheletti in as the country's new leader just hours after Zelaya had arrived in Costa Rica insisting he was still president of the Central American nation.
Later, Zelaya traveled to Managua to take part in the summit of the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas. He told reporters he was determined to return to Honduras and "reclaim his post."
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, also in the Nicaraguan capital, vowed to do "everything that is necessary in political, diplomatic, social and moral aspects to restore the government of Manuel Zelaya."
In Honduras however, Micheletti brushed off worldwide condemnation of the takeover.
He "had came to the presidency not by a coup d'etat but by a completely legal process as set out in our laws," he said. The curfew, which began Sunday would end on Tuesday, he added.
In the Honduran capital shots were heard near the presidential palace late Sunday, but their cause was not immediately clear.
And a politically powerful union of teachers announced an indefinite strike to protest Zelaya's ouster.
As planes and helicopters overflew the capital, several hundred Zelaya supporters ignored warnings to stay home and took to the streets of Tegucigalpa shouting out, "We want Mel," the president's nickname.
But the demonstration was halted in front of the presidential palace when the way was barred by a cordon of troops and armored vehicles.
His overthrow was triggered by a tense political standoff between Zelaya and the country's military and legal institutions over his bid to secure a second term.
Congress said it had voted unanimously to remove the president from office for his "apparent misconduct" and for "repeated violations of the constitution and the law and disregard of orders and judgments of the institutions."
Micheletti was appointed to serve out the rest of the term, which ends in January. New general elections are planned for November 29.
Zelaya, elected to a non-renewable four-year term in 2005, had planned a vote Sunday asking Hondurans to sanction a future referendum to allow him to run for re-election in the November polls.
The planned referendum had been ruled illegal by the country's top court and was opposed by the military, but the president said he planned to press ahead with it anyway and ballot boxes had already been distributed.
The Supreme Court said Sunday that it had ordered the president's ouster in order to protect law and order in the nation of some seven million people.
At dawn on Sunday, some 200 troops swooped on Zelaya's home. He was bundled away in his pyjamas and flown out of the country.
A leading government official, Armando Sarmiento, told AFP that at least eight cabinet members had also been detained including Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas.
US President Barack Obama said he was deeply concerned about the events in Honduras, as US officials said they recognized Zelaya as the country's legitimate president.
"We recognize Zelaya as the duly elected and constitutional president of Honduras. We see no other," a top US State Department official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
But in a veiled warning to Chavez and his allies, a senior US State Department official said that "a process" in Honduras should not be "interfered with bilaterally by any country in the Americas.
Washington was working with other members of the Organization of American States (OAS) on a consensus resolution to condemn the effort to depose the president and call for full restoration of democratic order, he said.Demonstrators hold up copies of Honduras flag as they take part in a show of support... more
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