• Politicians and businesspersons in 2008 opposed the accession of Honduras to ALBA on the grounds that Zelaya was leading the country into “socialism of the XXI century” that promotes Chavez.
  • Honduras' Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a request by the chief prosecutor to charge the country's top military commanders with abuse of power for sending President Manuel Zelaya into exile.
  • Villagers and NGOs have accused Goldcorp of poisoning people and livestock by contaminating the Siria valley.
  • Proposed Amnesty Serves to Whitewash Honduran Coup, Vote Expected Next Week to Absolve Honduran Military of Crimes, Even as Murders ContinueFor Immediate Release: January 8, 2010Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460Washington, D.C. - The international community ...
  • At least 100,000 Hondurans will suffer from starvation in the coming year due to drought and the food crisis, which has worsened due to the political instability resulting from the coup d’état six months ago.
  • The killing of an HIV/AIDS outreach worker on December 14, 2009, is part of a pattern of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Honduras that seems to have accelerated in the turbulent months since the June 28 coup, Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will spend Christmas with his family stuck inside the soldier-ringed Brazilian Embassy where he has been holed up for months after being toppled in a June coup.
  • “As a revolutionary I will be today, tomorrow and forever on the front lines of my people, all the while knowing that I may lose my life." - Walter Trochez, 25, murdered in Tegucigalpa on 12/13/09
  • Porfirio Lobo will be Honduras’s next President. Consistent with recent polls, Lobo, the National Party candidate, won a resounding victory over Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos. The results were unambiguous, and Santos quickly conceded victory while Lobo and the National Party celebrated their victory.
  • Congress in Honduras has voted overwhelmingly against allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to serve out the last two months of his term.
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