Nicaragua Libre has been working since 1983 to build a policy of peace and friendship between the people of the United States and Nicaragua.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

July 31 Press Release By the International mission for Solidarity, Accompaniment, and Observation in Honduras

Crisis in Honduras deepens
–    violence erupted again in Tegucigalpa yesterday
–    Honduras now in a state of brutal dictatorship
–    international attention and solidarity needed to restore democracy and human rights in Honduras

Yesterday, Thursday 30th July political violence returned to Tegucigalpa, the capital of the Central American state, Honduras, as police started fire at a peaceful demonstration in support of the deported president of the country, Manuel Zelaya.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Interview with Allan Fajardo, Minister to President Zelaya of Honduras (1 of 3 parts)

This is an interview with Allan Fajardo, conducted in Managua Nicaragua on July 16th, 2009. The interview is in Spanish with translation.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Interview with Allan Fajardo, Minister to President Zelaya of Honduras (2 of 3 parts)

This is an interview with Allan Fajardo, conducted in Managua Nicaragua on July 16th, 2009. The interview is in Spanish with translation.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Interview with Allan Fajardo, Minister to President Zelaya of Honduras (3 of 3 parts)

This is an interview with Allan Fajardo, conducted in Managua Nicaragua on July 16th, 2009. The interview is in Spanish with translation.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Reports from Nan McCurdy in Honduras

Nan McCurdy, a journalist and Methodist Missionary in Nicaragua, files these reports from Honduras. Follow the linked headlines for audio reports.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Message from President Zelaya to the Honduran people July 4, 2009

Announcing his return to Tegucigalpa today (Sunday, July 5th)

TEGUCIGALPA, July 4 (PL).—President Manuel Zelaya sent a message to the Honduran people today assuring them that he is prepared to make any effort and any sacrifice to obtain the freedom that the country needs.

Below is President Zelaya’s proclamation prior to his return tomorrow to this Central American nation to reoccupy his post after the coup d’état on June 28.

By tomlJuly 31, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre

Coup d’état in Honduras elicits International Condemnation

Sunday June 28, 2009 Tom Loudon
A National Constitutional Referendum had been scheduled in Honduras for today, sparking tensions between the President and other branches of the government; the Congress and Supreme Court had ruled against the referendum during the past week. Last Wednesday General Romeo Vasquez refused to cooperate in conducting the referendum and President Zelaya fired him. The next day President Zelaya and supporters stormed the base where the ballots were being kept, and removed them. The situation was tense, but it was expected that the referendum would be conducted today without major incident.

By July 29, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua LibreQuest Import

Emergency Delegation to Honduras

Please Join an Emergency Delegation to Honduras!

Yesterday we received a request from social movements in Honduras for international accompaniment during this critical period. Starting next week, there are no international delegations scheduled to be in Honduras.

By June 30, 2009Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua LibreQuest Import

Military Coup in Honduras – Urgent Action Needed

On Sunday, a coup d’état was carried out against President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras by military and political forces hostile to his government. Heavily armed, hooded soldiers arrived at his residence at 5am and, after a scuffle with his security forces, kidnapped Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica.

Later Sunday afternoon, the Honduran Congress convened an emergency session, where a letter of resignation, supposedly signed by Zelaya was read, and the previous head of Congress, Roberto Micheletti, was sworn in as the new President. Most of Zelaya’s Cabinet has been taken into custody, including Foreign Minister, Patricia Rodas, who was kidnapped by the military despite efforts on the part of Ambassadors from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to prevent her arrest.

By September 4, 2007Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua LibreQuest Import

HURRICANE FELIX BLASTS NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS!

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Hurricane Felix blasted Nicaragua at dawn on Tuesday morning September 4, hitting shore between Sandy Bay and Puerto Cabezas, as a category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Early reports spoke of roofs blowing off and houses destroyed in Puerto Cabezas as well as many unanswered distress calls. Approximately 10,000 residents of Bilwi were evacuated as well as the local hospital. A preliminary report from the Ministry of Education reports that 80% of schools in the north have lost roofs.