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How to Cook an Election: Rare or Well Done?
Axis of Logic has begun an analysis of the data that’s available on the elections. Check out their article here.
An Election Validated by Blood and Repression: from The Real News
From the Real News. See all their video content on the coup.
Honduran coup government continues repressive tactics on election day (Report from San Pedro Sula) as the resistance vows to continue to fight for a new constitution and people’s rights.
US Flip-Flops on Honduras Vote
Analysis of the recent "election" of Porforio Lobo on the news station Russia Today.
Elections Protest: US Embassy in Nicaragua
On Sunday, 29 November, about 30 Nicaraguans and gringos gathered at the metrocentro traffic circle, holding signs and banners in solidarity with the Honduran people. Two news channels came by… don’t know if they aired anything or not. But here are some photos.
Sarah Junkin Woodard
& Rebecca Mohally Renk
there as individual U.S. citizens
History in Comics: the Honduran Coup
School of the Americas Watch’s posted an excellent comic history of the coup in Honduras, written by Dan Archer and Nikil Saval.
Defacto Regime issues Decrees declaring National State of Emergency
(see attached original document)
*Decreto PCM-M-029-2009*
Honduran Ministry of Health issues health-care-provider alert for the week of elections
Amidst expectations of large-scale repression and warnings to stay safe at home during the elections, the Honduran Ministry of Health has issued an emergency communiqué alerting all Department level Health Directors and Hospital Directors to have all medical personnel on call 24 hours a day, to reprogram elective surgery, and to stock up on medicine and equipment for the period of November 19 – December 4, 2009.
Honduran Armed Forces order mayors to provide lists of community leaders opposed to the coup regime
On October 22, 2009, the Armed Forces of Honduras, First Battalion of Communications issued a letter to all of the Mayors in the country requiring their offices to compile a list of names and telephone numbers of members of the municipality who are “part of the resistance.” The letters ask for the list to be compiled as soon as possible because the Army will be following up on the request with a visit to each municipality “very soon in order to strengthen our democratic system.”