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Honduran Ministerio Publico trying to bring charges against wounded protestors
Members of the Quixote Center delegation just returned from visiting people who had gone to the Hospital Escuela for treatment. 18 wounded were treated at this hospital after the attacks on the protesters who were at the Brazilian Embassy this morning. At least 3 whose injuries were serious enough to warrant outpatient surgery
Protesters Attacked, Curfew Extended
The protesters camped out in front of the Brazilian Embassy were violently attacked and removed from the Embassy with live rounds of ammunition and tear gas. There are at least 4 people wounded. President Zelaya was in the middle of an interview with Radio Globo early this morning from inside the Brazilian Embassy, struggling to talk through the tear gas, when the Radio Globo signal was once again cut.
The curfew started yesterday at 4pm has been extended until 6pm today.
Supreme Court of Honduras preparing legal framework for invasion of Brazilian Embassy
Our partners report that the Supreme Court of Honduras is preparing the legal framework to order an invasion of the Brazilian Embassy.
Detention of leaders of the National Front Against the Coup
Repressive forces are pursuing leaders of the National Front Against the Coup, and have ransacked the home of union leader Israel Salinas.
Violent repression in San Pedro Sula
The police have violently repressed demonstrators in San Pedro Sula, and many have been detained.
People taking refuge after the beatings by Honduran Military
COFADEH reports that 150 people have taken refuge in their office after being violently repressed in front of the Brazilian Embassy during this morning’s attack. Some have been beaten and are wounded. COFADEH fears that they will be arrested at any moment and says that there are refugees in other places as well without food and water.
Honduran military firing into the crowd at National Stadium
The Honduran army and police are discharging pistols and rifles into the crowd that is gathered in front of the National Stadium.
Updated: Breaking News—President Zelaya Returns to Honduras!
After three months in forced exile due a military coup d’état on June 28th that ousted him from power, President Zelaya returned to Honduras today. Speaking at a press conference from the Embassy of Brazil in Tegucigalpa, Zelaya said that he will begin a process of “dialogue to develop a path for returning to peace.” Zelaya asked the armed forces of Honduras not to intervene and called for supporters to come to the Embassy of Brazil to lend protection and to help in the reconstruction of democracy. The General Secretary of the OAS is expected to arrive on Tuesday.
Sept. 15th – Central American Independence Day; Neocolonialism meets resistance in Honduras
On the 80th day of the coup, both the de facto government and the resistance movement against the coup held marches to celebrate the anniversary of Central America’s independence from Spain. At a military parade, de facto President Roberto Micheletti defiantly insisted that it would take a military intervention to remove him. Meanwhile, thousands of coup resisters, with elected President Manuel Zelaya’s wife at the head, marched through the central park of Tegucigalpa, where last month police and military attacked peaceful protesters and passers-by. The massive resistance movement in Honduras continues to grow, denouncing the violent coup as an illegal take over on the part of neocolonial economic and military interests.