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Honduras’ Zelaya Rethinks Exile

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2009 It may not be the end just yet for Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a coup in June. Despite international support for his return to office, Zelaya was slated to leave his country for exile in Mexico. But those negotiations have now been postponed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras Agreement Falls Apart

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 Honduras' government is on the ropes again. Roberto Micheletti, the interim president, moved to form a new government after a deal to form a "unity" cabinet collapsed. Manuel Zelaya (pictured), the elected president ousted in a coup in June, is now urging a boycott of the election scheduled later this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Denouement to a Coup D’etat?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 A resolution to the Honduran coup d'etat may be near after the country's interim government agreed to a deal that could lead to the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. International pressure has been immense against the coup leaders, with most countries supporting Zelaya's return. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2 Honduran Media Outlets Silenced

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2009 As if the Honduran coup leaders couldn't get any more nostalgic for the 1980s, they have closed down two domestic media organizations critical of the interim government, a move that shadows pretty much every Latin American coup in the past half-century. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coup Leaders Set a Deadline in Honduras

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2009 With no real strategy or international support, Honduras' takeover government is putting a 10-day deadline on Brazil to decide what to do with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who is shacked up in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa after returning to his country last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Day-1 Honduras Talks Fail

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Talks between Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya and not-president/coup-leader Roberto Micheletti expectedly failed Thursday. Now, negotiations will fall to the staff members of each politician, as the two leaders have refused, and will refuse, to meet face to face. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )