Tag: Honduran Elections 2009: Delegation Report-backs

By Honduras Accompaniment Project,

Peaceful march in San Pedro Sula brutally repressed with water cannons and tear gas

San Pedro Sula, Honduras. 1:30pm.  A peaceful march of over 500 people was just culminating at the Central Park of San Pedro Sula when a large armored tank with high pressure water cannons mounted on the top pulled up at the rear of the march – along with a large truck full of military troops. The 500 peaceful, unarmed protesters turned around to face the tank and troops – and in unison, they sat down in the middle of the street. The truck retreated 2 blocks.  The soliders got off the truck , and began to put on gas masks.  Everything went silent – and suddenly the crowd was attacked with water cannons and gas.  People are fleeing. There are wounded and detained. The QC Delegation is fleeing the scene at this moment and will send reports.

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By Honduras Accompaniment Project,

Frente, COFADEH denounce ongoing climate of repression for the "electoral farce" in Honduras

"Even though they try to blame us for the violence, the violence is coming in one direction: from them, towards us." – Tomas Andino

  • Tanks and machine guns at STIBYS union headquarters
  • Red Comal raided and materials confiscated
  • Youth flee for their lives
  • Police launch bombs into communities
  • Journalist’s whereabouts unknown
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By Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre, ,

Non-violent march called for San Pedro Sula today amidst bomb explosion and detentions.

The Quixote Center Delegation contingent in San Pedro Sula will observe a non-violent march called today by the resistance movement. The Delegation of US and Canadian citizens has received reports of detentions in Danli overnight and two bomb explosions in schools used as voting stations. One bomb exploded in a school in Progesso and another in San Pedro Sula. Both were heavy explosions- not homemade but military devices- and were located in areas that did not result in much damage. The explosions add to the state of te
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Zacate Grande, Honduras -Leaders flee community, pursued by military. Nov. 29, 2009

Military and police entered the community of Zacate Grande at 2:00 am, detonating two bombs. The population of 800 families was obligated to vote by armed actors dressed as civilians. Twenty four community leaders, who appear on a list in the possession of the military, fled and are being pursued by the army. House by house searches are being conducted. The communities are terrified.
By Honduras Accompaniment Project, Nicaragua Libre, ,

San Pedro Sula, Honduras – Delegation Report Nov. 29, 2009

 After three days of meetings with leaders of the resistance: lawyers, teachers, media, politicians, leaders of the women’s movement, human rights organizations, it has become evident that the de facto regime contends to go forward with its delusions of democracy by putting forward this mock election. Five months since the military escorted Zelaya out of the country in his pajamas they continue with its campaign of terror and repression against the Honduran people.

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Reflections from QC Delegation – by Lisa Sullivan/SOA

I´m here with the Quixote Center delegation that has gathered 19 fabulous folks from around the US and Canada. Yesterday we met with many key leaders of the resistance movement – their leader Carlos H Reyes, lawyers, teachers, feminists and journalists. It was a crash course in what life and resistance for 5 months under a repressive regime looks like. We squeezed in back-to-back meetings from morning to night, before the leaders set off for their places of hiding for the upcoming ¨"event" on Sunday, refusing to use the word "elections".

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QC Delegation – Emergency Alert for Community of Guadalupe Carney

We just received a call from members of the Popular Resistance Front
in Tocoa, in the department of Colon who are reporting mass millitary
and police presence in a community called GUADALUPE CARNEY. This is a
community that experienced repression in August, an organized
campesino, peasant community that have been threatened since the
police arrived to have their homes raided. This is just one of several
raids that have occured today, among the homes of youth and students
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